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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Wedge-shaped Beetles (Ripiphoridae) » Ripiphorinae » Ripiphorus » scaber group (Ripiphorus scaber group) » Ripiphorus nomiae
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Ripiphorus? - Ripiphorus nomiae - female
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Ripiphorus? - Ripiphorus nomiae - Female
Gadsden County, Florida, USA
May 31, 2015
This beetle appears to be a Ripiphorus species, but I have not been able to find a match in the guide. It was seen in the spring on unopened composite flowers (Rudbeckia and Coreopsis), in an open field. It appeared to be laying eggs inside them.

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Contributed by Ronan on 1 January, 2017 - 10:00am
Last updated 23 May, 2023 - 6:42pm

Congratulations!
Ripiphorids in the scaber group are especially rare in photo submissions, for some reason. This species has a male and female type specimen and two paratypes pre-1929, two iNaturalist sightings (one male and one female), and now your photos.
… Elliott Gordon, 23 May, 2023 - 6:49pm login or register to post comments

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