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Iridescent blue-black and orange beetle - Stiretrus anchorago
Copyright © 2007 Jim McCulloch

Iridescent blue-black and orange beetle - Stiretrus anchorago
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
September 4, 2007
Size: less than 1/2 inch
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Contributed by Jim McCulloch on 4 September, 2007 - 5:26pm
Last updated 4 September, 2007 - 9:15pm

pretty sure: Anchor stink bug
see Stiretrus anchorago . What a cool, colorful bug.
… joot, 4 September, 2007 - 6:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes.
Good call! This is an incredibly variable species, but you pegged it:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 September, 2007 - 5:01pm login or register to post comments

Bug, actually
Wings make an "x" on the back, unlike a beetle, where there's a straight line down the back.

Shape and color - but not pattern - remind me of the Harlequin Bug (Murgantia histrionica). Interesting creature!
… Ron Hemberger, 4 September, 2007 - 6:15pm login or register to post comments

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