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Melyrid - Malachius capillicornis - male
Copyright © 2010 margarethe brummermann

Melyrid - Malachius capillicornis - Male
Sedona, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
May 30, 2010
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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 3 June, 2010 - 6:01pm
Last updated 9 September, 2013 - 11:03pm

Moved
Moved from Malachius.
… margarethe brummermann, 4 June, 2010 - 11:12am login or register to post comments

Malachius male from Sedona
This is a male of Malachius capillicornis Abeille de Perrin, which Horn referred to as M. spinipennis (note the spine like tips of the elytra). M. capillicornis is a common, extremely variable, western species known from Canada to Mexico. Its distribution in the US includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. Adults are often common in spring and summer in aggregations on flowering shrubs such as Ceanothus, Rhamnus and many others.
… Adriean Mayor, 4 June, 2010 - 10:20am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for the ID
I'm also moving to the species page the female that I found in a different location, she seems to fit, don't you think? .
… margarethe brummermann, 4 June, 2010 - 11:17am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 3 June, 2010 - 6:15pm login or register to post comments

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