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Bolbocerastes imperialis - male
Copyright © 2008 margarethe brummermann

Bolbocerastes imperialis - Male
Picture Rocks, NW of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
July 28, 2008
Size: 14 mm
He's back, and this year I've got a better camera, so maybe frass the others that do not have comments?

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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 29 July, 2008 - 11:54am
Last updated 20 August, 2009 - 9:07pm

Moved
Moved from Bolbocerastes.
… margarethe brummermann, 20 August, 2009 - 9:07pm login or register to post comments

Margarethe, I was admiring some of your work...
and notice you titled this image as Bolbocerastes imperialis. I created the the species page for Bolbocerastes imperialis. I don't know if you were positive about the identity so I will let you move it if it needs to be moved.
… Ron M., 29 September, 2008 - 9:19pm login or register to post comments

 
I've shown this guy to Bill Warner
and he thinks that our ID is very likely correct
… margarethe brummermann, 20 August, 2009 - 9:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you very much, Ron
If you look at Phillip's comments to you'll see that it's not 100% sure. It's still betweentwo species and I'm planning to compare my specimen to the ones of the UoA collection this winter.
… margarethe brummermann, 30 September, 2008 - 12:26am login or register to post comments

great
shooting on the white background works really well.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 29 July, 2008 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm trying
to 'collect' Arizona beetles this way and maybe publish somehow - perhaps just as a web site.
… margarethe brummermann, 29 July, 2008 - 4:23pm login or register to post comments

 
I would love that!
I have been waiting for a "comprehensive" Arizona beetle book or web site for years. Even if it were primarily photographs, it would be a great thing to have out there.

Robyn
… Robyn Judith Waayers, 6 August, 2008 - 1:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Comprehensive sounds
way tooooo ambicious. But I've taken several hundred IDed photos (many thanks to the bugguide) within two years, so there will be many species depicted if I keep adding for a while.
… margarethe brummermann, 6 August, 2008 - 6:27pm login or register to post comments

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