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Painted Beetle? - Gibbifer californicus
Copyright © 2008 nodnyl

Painted Beetle? - Gibbifer californicus
Terrero, NM (ghost town at about 7500 feet.), Pecos County, New Mexico, USA
July 18, 2008
Size: 3/4 - 1 inch
I thought for a second that someone had painted this beetle, but then saw several moving around.
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Contributed by nodnyl on 20 July, 2008 - 1:34pm
Last updated 20 July, 2008 - 6:58pm

First NM image
more info on guide page here.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 20 July, 2008 - 2:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks to all. I am from Texa
Thanks to all. I am from Texas, visiting the Pecos area, and had not seen this insect before.
… nodnyl, 20 July, 2008 - 4:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Moved to guide
click on data map to see NM now shaded. : )
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 20 July, 2008 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Are you saying that you didn'
Are you saying that you didn't have a siting of this species in NM before? That's exciting, as I see odd insects all the time here in Southeast Texas, and on trips. Usually, I just ignore them or take a picture and wonder. But, I now have a 12.1 Canon digital camera that helps me get "expert" close-up's of anything, so I'll start looking for more of them. Thanks for the update!
… nodnyl, 20 July, 2008 - 7:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Not exactly a sighting
our data map is generated by the images contributed to this site - so even if a species is well-known in a state, if we don't have an image from there it's not going to show on the data map. You contributed BugGuide's first image of this species from New Mexico. Not scientifically significant, but fun nevertheless. Do keep the images coming - you never know when you're going to get something special, and we learn from all our submissions : )
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 20 July, 2008 - 9:16pm login or register to post comments

definitely
Gibbifer californicus
… William Ericson, 20 July, 2008 - 2:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Gibbifer californicus
You can find it in the guide here
… Rob Westerduijn, 20 July, 2008 - 2:28pm login or register to post comments

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