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Hairy sand scarab - Euphoria pilipennis
Copyright © 2017 Eric R. Eaton

Hairy sand scarab - Euphoria pilipennis
Jimmy Camp Creek Park, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
September 8, 2016
Size: ~7-10 mm
Habitat was sandhills, shortgrass prairie that is heavily grazed by cattle, with sandstone bluffs and outcrops, on the eastern outskirts of Colorado Springs. Specimen determination by Matt Paulsen via Doug Yanega, through the Entomo-l listserv, from this image. Apparently some specimens can be all ablack.
Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 11 September, 2017 - 4:26pm
Last updated 19 September, 2017 - 2:14pm

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