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Asphaera sp. maybe lustrans - Asphaera lustrans
Copyright © 2018 Benjamin Beal

Asphaera sp. maybe lustrans - Asphaera lustrans
Appleton Whittell Research Ranch, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
April 23, 2018
Size: ~6mm
Found on a Scutellaria potosina (Mexican Skullcap) maybe eating aphids that I also found on the plant. More of these beetles were seen on the Scutellaria since this date as well.

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Contributed by Benjamin Beal on 25 April, 2018 - 6:29pm
Last updated 4 April, 2021 - 4:15pm

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