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Beetle, help on id? - Gymnetis caseyi
Copyright © 2008 Katherine Miller

Beetle, help on id? - Gymnetis caseyi
Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, USA
September 30, 2008
Size: 4 cm or so.

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Contributed by Katherine Miller on 30 September, 2008 - 1:49pm
Last updated 30 September, 2008 - 9:55pm

the beetle is
Gymnetis caseyi
… Phillip Harpootlian, 30 September, 2008 - 3:20pm login or register to post comments

Nice!
pretty sure the wasp is P. exclamans but I'm not entirely sure

perhaps the beetle is a type of carrion beetle? I dont know much about them
… Vespula vulgaris, 30 September, 2008 - 2:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Polistes instabilis
This one is definitely Polistes instabilis.

Nice shot!!
… George Waldren, 30 September, 2008 - 4:09pm login or register to post comments

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