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Kern's Flower Scarab (Euphoria kernii)
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Copyright © 2008
Stephen
Beetle in Opuntia flower -
Euphoria kernii
San Antonio, Eisenhower Park, Bexar County, Texas, USA
May 4, 2008
Size: 0.5"
These beetles were in many of the Opuntia flowers this weekend. Can anybody offer any thoughts on their ID?
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Contributed by
Stephen
on 6 May, 2008 - 2:13pm
Last updated 11 May, 2008 - 8:51pm
Euphoria species
We had the same or very similar in Opuntia flowers in Kansas and e. Colorado when I was a kid, and I knew the species then, but don't remember for sure anymore. It's not in any of my generic insect guides, but I think it might be Euphoria kerni.
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David J. Ferguson
, 6 May, 2008 - 3:45pm
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It is Euphoria kernii.
It is Euphoria kernii.
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Dennis Haines
, 6 May, 2008 - 5:58pm
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