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Know this bug? - Irbisia californica
Copyright © 2009 Ron Hemberger

Know this bug? - Irbisia californica
Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
March 25, 2009
There are, maybe four huge concrete steps by the nature center building. As I walked over to them, I noticed a variety of insects on both the flat and vertical surfaces. I shot eight different species there, on the photographer-preferred neutral gray background. (Myself, I'd rather yellow flowers.)

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Know this bug? - Irbisia californica Know this bug? - Irbisia californica
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 2 April, 2009 - 4:05pm
Last updated 26 March, 2011 - 10:21am

Irbisia californica Van Duzee, 1921 --det. M.D. Schwartz
Moved from Irbisia.
… v belov, 26 March, 2011 - 10:21am login or register to post comments

Is the yellow color on the back natural?
It seems that something like mud is stuck to the bug.

The shape of this bug reminds me of Irbisia. If its color is just black, it should be...
… WonGun Kim, 2 April, 2009 - 4:40pm login or register to post comments

 
clean bug
WonGun, on the full-size pic i can see that the surface is pristine: black integument covered with dense brass-colored pubescence
… v belov, 2 April, 2009 - 4:52pm login or register to post comments

 
I did shoot Irbisia there earlier.
Perhaps this is same genus, different species?
… Ron Hemberger, 2 April, 2009 - 4:58pm login or register to post comments

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