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Beetle ~14mm, Gibbifer californicus? - Cypherotylus californicus
Copyright © 2019 Eric P Shultz

Beetle ~14mm, Gibbifer californicus? - Cypherotylus californicus
Tesuque, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
August 23, 2019
Size: ~14mm
Unusual variegated elytra coloration, and possible ID of a food species (not all fungus is pleasing).

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Contributed by Eric P Shultz on 24 August, 2019 - 8:21am
Last updated 2 September, 2019 - 8:04am

Agreed
Moved from Beetles.

I agree with your ID, and this is an interesting color variation.
… Jeff Brown, 2 September, 2019 - 8:04am

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