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Sap-Feeding Beetle (Conotelus mexicanus) - Conotelus
Copyright © 2009 Kolby Kirk

Sap-Feeding Beetle (Conotelus mexicanus) - Conotelus
Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California, USA
February 22, 2009
Size: 1-2mm
Found drinking from a daisy. Sap-feeding beetle (Conotelus mexicanus)
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Contributed by Kolby Kirk on 23 February, 2009 - 1:37am
Last updated 15 March, 2009 - 4:27pm

I say Conotelus sp.
To me this looks like an adult Conotelus sp., and here in the LA area it is likely to be Conotelus mexicanus, though I don't know of a more accurate way to distinguish members of this genus.
… Chris Mallory, 23 February, 2009 - 2:15am login or register to post comments

 
thanks
Excellent work, Chris. Thanks!
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