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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cucujoidea » Erotylid series » Pleasing Fungus Beetles (Erotylidae) » Pleasing Fungus Beetles (Erotylinae) » Erotylini » Cypherotylus » Cypherotylus californicus
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beetle - Cypherotylus californicus
Copyright © 2008 Arlene Ripley

beetle - Cypherotylus californicus
Grasslands on the way to Garden Canyon, Ft. Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
August 23, 2008
Size: about 10 mm
Found crawling out of a fungus (polypore).
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Contributed by Arlene Ripley on 24 August, 2008 - 5:37pm
Last updated 26 August, 2008 - 11:06pm

Ooo, I know this one :-)
Gibbifer californicus - pleasing fungus beetle
See http://bugguide.net/node/view/96956
It's one of my favorite beetles - very pretty.
… Heidi Eaton, 24 August, 2008 - 6:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks -- great name!
This can be frassed as there are so many other great photos of this species in the Guide already.
… Arlene Ripley, 24 August, 2008 - 10:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Howdy
Glad to see you are still shooting bugs, but so far away. :) Drop me a line when you have time.
… Bob Moul, 25 August, 2008 - 7:55am login or register to post comments

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