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unknown tiny beetle - Mordella
Copyright © 2008 Gary McDonald

unknown tiny beetle - Mordella
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
July 2, 2008
Size: ~5mm
Seen on Heteromeles arbutifolia in our yard. (live oak/chaparral habitat).

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unknown tiny beetle - Mordella unknown tiny beetle - Mordella unknown tiny beetle - Mordella
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Contributed by Gary McDonald on 3 July, 2008 - 11:10am
Last updated 9 July, 2008 - 10:14am

Mordellidae in the genus Mord
Mordellidae in the genus Mordella. They're called Tumbling Flower Beetles.
… Dennis Haines, 3 July, 2008 - 11:22am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Dennis
for the ID. If they're still in the same place today, I'm gonna try to photograph them with a different lens that is better for these tiny guys.
… Gary McDonald, 3 July, 2008 - 11:40am login or register to post comments

 
hind leg
if you're going to try again then note as on the family's info page, many of these require a good shot of the hind tibia and tarsi to see the transvers "ridges" for ID. good luck :)
… Tim R. Moyer, 4 July, 2008 - 1:44pm login or register to post comments

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