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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Flower Longhorn Beetles (Lepturinae) » Rhagiini » Brachysomida » Brachysomida californica
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Sonora-0BG.J.2010.01 - Brachysomida californica
Copyright © 2021 Jerry Wilson

Sonora-0BG.J.2010.01 - Brachysomida californica
Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, USA
June 12, 2010
Size: 9.5 mm
Collected by Gary Griswold.

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Sonora-0BG.J.2010.01 - Brachysomida californica Sonora-0BG.J.2010.01 - Brachysomida californica Sonora-0BG.J.2010.01 - Brachysomida californica
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Contributed by Jerry Wilson on 7 March, 2021 - 2:59pm
Last updated 8 March, 2021 - 10:04pm

Moved
Moved from Long-horned Beetles.
… Bruce Tilden, 8 March, 2021 - 10:04pm login or register to post comments

Not quite sure...
but this could be a species of Brachysomida. Too much pollen to see details, and some of these just need to be examined in hand to be sure of an ID.
… Robert Androw, 7 March, 2021 - 8:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Brachysomida
Looks like the non-blue form of B. californica. These guys fool me every time I see them.
… Brady Richards, 8 March, 2021 - 3:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Cleaning
If I were to brush off the pollen, which details should I photograph?
… Jerry Wilson, 7 March, 2021 - 8:17pm login or register to post comments

 
If you can careafully brush off the pollen
and then capture an image from a direct dorsal view, so that the shape of the pronotum is clear. Might want to tip the beetle's butt down a bit, since the pronotum is tipped forward so much...
… Robert Androw, 7 March, 2021 - 8:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Tiny Car Wash
Hope this photo is cleaner and clearer.
… Jerry Wilson, 8 March, 2021 - 9:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
I agree with Brady...Brachysomida californica, the brown morph.
… Robert Androw, 8 March, 2021 - 10:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Relaxing
I will relax it, so as not to damage my one specimen, and go at it again. I'll put in a comment when I post the improved photos.
… Jerry Wilson, 7 March, 2021 - 8:43pm login or register to post comments

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