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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cucujoidea » Erotylid series » Pleasing Fungus Beetles (Erotylidae) » Pleasing Fungus Beetles (Erotylinae) » Erotylini » Cypherotylus » Cypherotylus californicus
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unkn beetle? - Cypherotylus californicus
Copyright © 2011 Bob Beatson

unkn beetle? - Cypherotylus californicus
Miller Peak Wilderness, Huachuca Mts., Cochise County, Arizona, USA
September 5, 2010
Size: ~1cm
1st of 2. Have looked at this for months and can't figure out what it is. Looks like some kind of beetle?? Can anyone ID? On a tree trunk at about 6500-7000ft. I will post a brightened image of the same specimen next - it looks like a beetle a little more in that one.

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unkn beetle? - Cypherotylus californicus unkn silver beetle - Cypherotylus californicus
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Contributed by Bob Beatson on 24 February, 2011 - 10:19pm
Last updated 27 February, 2011 - 2:44pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Blaine Mathison, 27 February, 2011 - 2:44pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kevin Hall, 26 February, 2011 - 1:58pm login or register to post comments

Teneral beetle
A teneral beetle and the pupal exuviae. Maybe Gibbifer? Not sure about that, though.
… Brady Richards, 24 February, 2011 - 10:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Brady - that makes sense and Gibbifer is fairly common in SE Arizona.
… Bob Beatson, 25 February, 2011 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

 
I posted the developmental steps of Gibbifer
including the teneral form of the adult on my blog here http://arizonabeetlesbugsbirdsandmore.blogspot.com/2010/08/young-beetle.html
towards the end of the chapter.
I think that's what you have there, even though I can't really see the details
… margarethe brummermann, 25 February, 2011 - 12:44pm login or register to post comments

 
agreed
agreed
… Blaine Mathison, 27 February, 2011 - 2:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Margarethe - I think you're right. Nice job on your blog - very helpful.
… Bob Beatson, 26 February, 2011 - 8:33am login or register to post comments

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