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Ladder-like Flower Buprestid - Acmaeodera scalaris
Copyright © 2006 Cotinis

Ladder-like Flower Buprestid - Acmaeodera scalaris
NABA Butterfly Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
October 19, 2006
Size: 8 mm
Found tucked among some Lantana blossoms and removed for photography. Size measured by photographing adjacent to a scale. Identification based on other images in the guide. See also Texas Entomology (Mike Quinn), which bestows a common name.
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Contributed by Cotinis on 27 October, 2006 - 2:37pm
Last updated 3 November, 2006 - 5:00pm

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