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Acmaeodera

Acmaeodera
ralph Price Reservoir nw. of Lyons, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
July 18, 2015
Size: ~1 cm; possibly smaller
Edge of ponderosa pine woods near small creek with sunflowers and thistle along road; most closely resembles pulchella, but not perfectly

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Acmaeodera beetle on sunflower  - Acmaeodera

This may be Acmaeodera mixta.
Acmaeodera pulchella is officially recorded from Missouri, Wyoming and Montana, but not from Colorado or Oklahoma.

Best to collect a series and send them to an expert for difinitive ID.

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