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Metallic Beetle - Chrysochus cobaltinus - male - female
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Metallic Beetle - Chrysochus cobaltinus - Male Female
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 5, 2018
Size: between 6mm - 10mm
Seen on our native milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis) with much copulation going on.

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Metallic Beetle - Chrysochus cobaltinus - male - female Metallic Beetle - Chrysochus cobaltinus - male - female
Contributed by wildwings on 9 June, 2018 - 7:06pm
Last updated 25 November, 2019 - 2:35pm

Moved, based on Blaine's comment
Moved from Beetles.
… Curt H., 25 November, 2019 - 2:35pm

Chrysochus cobaltinus
… Blaine Mathison, 10 June, 2018 - 8:36am

 
Can this beetle fly?
Would you be able to tell me if adult Chrysochus cobaltinus are able to fly?
… wildwings, 1 December, 2019 - 8:04pm

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