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Striped beetle - cannot find it in the book or on the web - Osmopleura chamaeropis

Charleston area, West Ashley County, South Carolina, USA
July 8, 2016
Size: ~2.5 cm

I tried to leave this request a few minutes ago and obviously messed up! I found this beetle on my upper deck by the marshes near Stono River. I captured it purely as a subject to practice macro photography and then released it when finished. Then before cataloguing the images I decided I should get the proper name and hit a road block as I could not find this in the old US insect guide or then on the web - presumably it is juvenile or some odd life stage??

Temps in high 90's - found on a wall

thanks for your help

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Striped beetle - cannot find it in the book or on the web - Osmopleura chamaeropis

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Contributed by Dr Paul Hendley on 10 July, 2016 - 1:24pm
Last updated 4 April, 2017 - 7:16pm

Interesting sighting for SC

Thanks for posting this find! This sighting is valuable information for me. I'm independently researching a different species of beetle, Zagymnus clerinus, in the same Tribe, Agallissini, here in coastal SC. It's a somewhat recent migrant to the state. I've been using their emergence holes to determine their range in the state but knowing Osmopleura has made its way from Texas to Florida and now to SC sort of throws a small wrench in my gears.

… Tom Austin, 30 November, 2016 - 11:37am

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… John Rosenfeld, 10 July, 2016 - 3:08pm

It has wings so it is an adult

Osmopleura

… john and jane balaban, 10 July, 2016 - 1:46pm

Osmopleura chamaeropis

Usually found in Florida.

… Bruce Tilden, 10 July, 2016 - 1:45pm

thanks for the ID

Nice to know it is Cabbage Palm beetle

As it happens I have two large cabbage palms in my back yard 20m from where I found the beetle!! So maybe they are moving North with warming trends and steady supply of cabbage palms (In SC)

… Dr Paul Hendley, 10 July, 2016 - 3:31pm

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