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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Flower, Flat Bark and Ladybird Beetles (Cucujoidea) » Pleasing Fungus Beetles (Erotylidae) » Pleasing Fungus Beetles (Erotylinae) » Gibbifer » Gibbifer californicus
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A lot of beetles - Gibbifer californicus
Copyright © 2008 margarethe brummermann

A lot of beetles - Gibbifer californicus
Patagonia Creek Preserve, St Cruz County, Arizona, USA
October 18, 2008
Pleasing Fungus Beatles and Picture-wing Flies
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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 20 October, 2008 - 6:04pm
Last updated 20 October, 2008 - 8:04pm

Gibbifer californicus, for th
Gibbifer californicus, for the Pleasing Fungus Beetle. It always amazed me that I used to go all the way to Arizona to see a beetle that was named californicus!
… Dennis Haines, 20 October, 2008 - 6:22pm login or register to post comments

 
I know, I always think we should rename them
I guess that's why I posted this
… margarethe brummermann, 20 October, 2008 - 7:40pm login or register to post comments

The flies remind me of Ceroxy
The flies remind me of Ceroxys latiuscula. They are most abundant in the fall and early spring.
… Dennis Haines, 20 October, 2008 - 6:19pm login or register to post comments

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