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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Buprestoidea » Metallic Wood-boring Beetles (Buprestidae) » Agrilinae » Tracheini » Brachyina » Taphrocerus » Taphrocerus leoni
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Taphrocerus? - Taphrocerus leoni
Copyright © 2019 Salvador Vitanza

Taphrocerus? - Taphrocerus leoni
Madera Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
July 4, 2019
Size: 4 mm
Coordinates: 31.722163, -110.879897
Elevation: 5,006 ft
Attracted to mercury vapor and ultraviolet lights
Confirmed by Norm Woodley

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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 28 October, 2019 - 7:10pm
Last updated 31 July, 2022 - 5:58pm

Moved
Moved from Taphrocerus.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 31 July, 2022 - 5:58pm login or register to post comments

Taphrocerus leoni Duges
Taphrocerus leoni Duges....this species, described from Mexico, was recently treated and illustrated (Marek, 2021). The species is fairly common in Southeastern Arizona.
… Norm Woodley, 31 July, 2022 - 5:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Beautiful!
A "new" species for BugGuide. Thank you Norm!
… Salvador Vitanza, 31 July, 2022 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Metallic Wood-boring Beetles.
… Salvador Vitanza, 29 October, 2019 - 12:11pm login or register to post comments

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