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Large bodied desert crawler - Megetra
Copyright © 2008 samdorsi

Large bodied desert crawler - Megetra
Lidrith, New Mexico, USA
August 24, 2008
Size: 1.25 inches long
This was spotted at 3:00 on a hot afternoon, as it crawled in dry, sandy soil between clumps of sagebrush. It moved fairly quickly and was large!
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Contributed by samdorsi on 27 August, 2008 - 7:08pm
Last updated 9 September, 2008 - 8:09am

This has got to be Lindrith, NM -
near Gallina.
Re. your beetle, though not much can be seen in this photo, the location, and general appearance, make it a probable M. vittata.
Try to get a sharper photo, they should still be around through much of September. They feed on herbaceous plants.
… Hartmut Wisch, 10 September, 2008 - 11:56pm login or register to post comments

Blister beetle
of some kind.

Edit: much like this one here:


Funny how the body is so big the wings can't even cover it. I suppose its "wingless" and can't fly.
… Borealfalcon, 27 August, 2008 - 7:09pm login or register to post comments

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