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Flower scarab? - Euphoria kernii
Copyright © 2005 E Moon

Flower scarab? - Euphoria kernii
Williamson County, Texas, USA
May 28, 2005
Size: ~ 1/2 inch
This beetle was one of many in a prickly pear flower; I would usually see one like this, and several black ones covered with pollen, in each flower at the yellow stage. The black ones were always wallowing in the stamens, so a clear picture was impossible without removing them.
Contributed by E Moon on 29 November, 2005 - 12:02am
Last updated 29 November, 2005 - 1:16pm

No doubt about it
Looks like Euphoria kerni.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 29 November, 2005 - 7:50am

 
Thanks!
I thought these little guys were quite handsome, so I'm glad to have a name for them.
… E Moon, 29 November, 2005 - 7:51am

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