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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) » Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles (Lamiinae) » Acanthocinini » Sternidius » Sternidius imitans
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Sternidius - Sternidius imitans
Copyright © 2021 Salvador Vitanza

Sternidius - Sternidius imitans
Madera Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
July 4, 2021
Size: 7 mm
SV_UAIC-1139601
Coordinates: 31.712622, -110.874983
Elevation: 5,435 ft
Attracted to mercury vapor and ultraviolet lights
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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 7 July, 2021 - 10:42pm
Last updated 8 July, 2021 - 1:19am

Moved tentatively... gorgeous thing! thanks man
Moved from Long-horned Beetles.
… v belov, 7 July, 2021 - 10:57pm login or register to post comments

 
My pleasure
I appreciate your help IDing this beast. BTW, your ID was confirmed by Steve Lingafelter. I forgot to mention that four similar-looking beetles showed up at my lights that night.
… Salvador Vitanza, 7 July, 2021 - 11:00pm login or register to post comments

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