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Buprestid - Chrysobothris lateralis - male - female
Copyright © 2009 Bob Barber

Buprestid - Chrysobothris lateralis - Male Female
Dog Canyon, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
May 1, 2009
I posted this species earlier, and didn't get an ID. This is a different view. The female is eating the early blooms of Mesquite
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Contributed by Bob Barber on 1 May, 2009 - 12:34pm
Last updated 12 November, 2009 - 6:35pm

Moved
Moved from Chrysobothris.
… Joshua P. Basham, 12 November, 2009 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

Chrysobothris lateralis Waterhhouse
ID'ed by Rick Westcott.
… Joshua P. Basham, 12 November, 2009 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

Blooms of what?
I'm not qualified to offer an ID, but you'll probably have better luck with those who are if you include host plant information.
… Chuck Entz, 1 May, 2009 - 2:05pm login or register to post comments

 
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