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Nitidulidae - Amartus tinctus
Copyright © 2017 James Bailey

Nitidulidae - Amartus tinctus
Santa Rosa Plateau, Riverside County, California, USA
April 2, 2017
Sap beetle from California poppy.
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Contributed by James Bailey on 4 August, 2017 - 5:06pm
Last updated 4 August, 2017 - 7:48pm

well, kinda...
Moved from Sap-feeding Beetles.
… v belov, 4 August, 2017 - 7:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Aha
Yep, I'm still ill-prepared for Kateretidae...
… James Bailey, 4 August, 2017 - 7:43pm login or register to post comments

 
If this is Amartus tinctus, these two can't be?


Quite a size difference...and look at the pronotum and narrower body. The fact that both of those were on elderberry flowers also raises an interesting thought. The one I found here on this page was nowhere near that plant, it was on CA poppy like the others on guide.
… James Bailey, 4 August, 2017 - 7:42pm login or register to post comments

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