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Carrizo Scarabaeids on thistle sage - Paracotalpa ursina
Copyright © 2006 Bob Case

Carrizo Scarabaeids on thistle sage - Paracotalpa ursina
Carrizo Plains NM, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
May 6, 2006
Size: 1.7cm
Large numbers of mating pairs and singles on thistle sage.
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Contributed by Bob Case on 13 November, 2006 - 12:31am
Last updated 14 November, 2006 - 9:53am

Moved
Moved from Paracotalpa.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 14 November, 2006 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

Nice find.
This is either Paracotalpa or Cotalpa.
… Eric R. Eaton, 13 November, 2006 - 11:57am login or register to post comments

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