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Black and Orange Colorado Soldier Beetle on Slate Mountain - Chauliognathus deceptus
Copyright © 2020 Tyger Gilbert

Black and Orange Colorado Soldier Beetle on Slate Mountain - Chauliognathus deceptus
Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
November 25, 2017
Size: 1 inch
Found while hiking on Slate Mountain, northwest of Flagstaff, Arizona.
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Contributed by Tyger Gilbert on 6 December, 2020 - 12:20am
Last updated 29 November, 2022 - 7:18pm

Moved
Moved from Colorado Soldier Beetle. Pronotum is less glossy in C. deceptus and more frequently has extensive black coloring as seen here. Additionally, C. basalis is not documented in AZ, at least per Fender (1964).
… Hadley Luker, 29 November, 2022 - 7:18pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
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