70521 Pyrota - Pyrota concinna

Pinot

not Pinto.

… Jim McClarin, 12 September, 2008 - 8:39pm

Moved

Apparently John Pinto is the singular person who can ID this photo to sp....

… Mike Quinn, 12 September, 2008 - 7:58pm

Moved

Moved from Pyrota.

… Mike Quinn, 12 September, 2008 - 6:35pm

John Pinot confirmed this a P

John Pinto confirmed this a P concinna.

… Rob Curtis, 12 September, 2008 - 6:58pm

probably Pyrota fasciata

Ed Riley at TAMU writes:

"The Pyrota from Santa Ana is probably P. fasciata Selander -based on its overall color pattern alone, but still some fine structural details should be checked, as there are several species in the area that look similar."
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… Mike Quinn, 12 September, 2008 - 6:25pm

Looks like Pytora punctata (or P. mylabrina) per BCA...

Various Pyrota spp in BCA

See also Pytora postica - MCZ

… Mike Quinn, 13 June, 2008 - 5:50pm

P.palpalis looks good indeed

Compared type specimen also.

… Boris Büche, 2 October, 2007 - 3:21am

Fire Blister Beetle

I found a picture in My Insects in Kansas book that looks like a match.
P. concinna Casey
Nice picture by the way.

… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 28 August, 2005 - 10:31pm

concinna confirmed

… Rob Curtis, 16 June, 2008 - 4:10pm

Pyrota sp.

I agree that this is Pyrota, and while P. concinna occurs in Texas, I 'm not sure it gets all the southmost Texas.

Here's the Pyrota spp. from the Rio Grande Valley Beetle List:

Pyrota deceptiva Selander
Pyrota insulata (LeConte)
Pyrota invita Horn
Pyrota mylabrina Chevrolat
Pyrota tenuicostatis (Dugès) (not this sp.

Goooogle didn't find images of any of the other RGV Pyrota spp.

If robirdman lets me add his image to my Texas Beetle site, I'll be glad to work on the ID further.

MQ, Austin

Texas Beetle Info
TexasEnto.net/beetles.htm

… Mike Quinn, 26 December, 2005 - 11:47am

Not P. insulata either but could be lightly marked P. palpalis.

See images on Texas Beetle Info.

… Jim McClarin, 28 August, 2007 - 4:56am