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Metallic blue beetle - Chrysochus cobaltinus
Copyright © 2015 Peter Robbert

Metallic blue beetle - Chrysochus cobaltinus

Paso Robles , San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
May 9, 2015
Size: 1/2"
Contributed by Peter Robbert on 2 July, 2015 - 8:14am
Last updated 2 July, 2015 - 1:45pm

Comments

Moved & cropped for the guide
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 2 July, 2015 - 1:45pm

Chrysochus cobaltinus - Cobalt Milkweed Beetle
Is my guess... but only a guess.
… Amy Goodman, 2 July, 2015 - 10:16am

 
cobalt milkweed beetle
Thank you. The timing is right since we have so much milkweed right now and it looks like the picture on other sites.
… Peter Robbert, 2 July, 2015 - 2:32pm

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