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Photo#179435
Beetle, blister family? - Dichelotarsus

Beetle, blister family? - Dichelotarsus
Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, USA
April 4, 2008
Size: 1/2" or less
Grasslands, oak studded woodlands. On fiddleneck plant.

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Beetle, blister family? - Dichelotarsus Beetle, this image shows horisontal stripping on body - Dichelotarsus

Moved
Moved from Podabrus.

Nice photo!
I've been finding similar beetles in the Bay Area recently - I think these are soldier beetles (Cantharidae)? One of our beetle experts will be able to get it to family level, anyway...

 
Confirmed.
Narrow "neck" says this one is a species of Podabrus.

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