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White Sand Bear Scarab Beetle - Lichnanthe albipilosa - female

White Sand Bear Scarab Beetle - Lichnanthe albipilosa - Female
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
July 11, 2019
Size: ~15mm
Found in sandy coastal back dune habitat

Neat find in the area
of the holotype. Did you let Dave Carlson know? He is still interested in these beetles.

 
Thanks!
No, I don't know Dave Carlson.

beautiful beetle
Very impressive amount of white hair.

 
Yay! Wise old white-haired Lichnanthe :-)
More nice pics of this (or these, if more than one?) on Alice's Flickr stream here (pan left to see 8 or so photos).

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