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Red-blue Checkered Beetle - Trichodes nutalli
Copyright © 2005 Mike Boone

Red-blue Checkered Beetle - Trichodes nutalli
Neebish Island, Chippewa County, Michigan, USA
June 24, 2005
Found on a wild daisy, near woods, swamp, and open water. The black areas had a bluish iridescense in the sunlight. I'm not sure if the elongated head constitutes a snout for a snout beetle or not.
Contributed by Mike Boone on 1 July, 2005 - 9:46pm
Last updated 2 July, 2005 - 7:50am

Checkered Beetle
Looks just like this one.
… tom murray, 1 July, 2005 - 11:32pm

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