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Beetle on cactus flower - Euphoria kernii
Copyright © 2017 Dick Locke

Beetle on cactus flower - Euphoria kernii
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
April 15, 2017
Thanks in advance for ID help! This is from the Lady Bird Johnson wildflower center.
Contributed by Dick Locke on 16 April, 2017 - 9:38pm
Last updated 2 June, 2021 - 11:29am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 18 April, 2017 - 9:48pm

Perhaps...
... species Euphoria kernii - Kern's Flower Scarab? See here: (1). A rather variable species!
… Jim Moore, 17 April, 2017 - 12:30am

 
yes
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… Blaine Mathison, 17 April, 2017 - 5:51am

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