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Black and orange beetle - Eupompha elegans
Copyright © 2009 Lynette Schimming

Black and orange beetle - Eupompha elegans
Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
March 31, 2009
Size: around 15 mm
Eupompha sp.
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 1 April, 2009 - 6:03pm
Last updated 16 April, 2009 - 1:47am

Eupompha elegans
They are all over the Brittle Bushes here in AZ. It's the same species in CA, maybe a different subsp.
… margarethe brummermann, 1 April, 2009 - 10:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks,
yes I was hoping it was a differe subsp. than the ones I photographed last year.
… Lynette Schimming, 2 April, 2009 - 1:36pm login or register to post comments

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Ooooooo cool!
… Matt Edmonds, 1 April, 2009 - 8:33pm login or register to post comments

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