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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) » Lepturini » Strophiona » Strophiona tigrina
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Strophiona tigrina
Copyright © 2008 Hartmut Wisch

Strophiona tigrina
Off Angeles Crest Highway, ~5000 ft. altitude, San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, California, USA
August 5, 2008
Size: 11 mm
On Eriogonum fasciculatum .
For ID I looked at the type specimen photo at the Smithsonian's website (see INFO page).

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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 8 August, 2008 - 5:34pm

Nice.
I had a miserable time getting an ID:
… Ron Hemberger, 8 August, 2008 - 6:57pm login or register to post comments

 
But what a beautiful beetle -
hair on thorax, elytra, etc., looks golden especially when seen under magnification.
… Hartmut Wisch, 8 August, 2008 - 7:22pm login or register to post comments

 
It certainly is a beauty
The gold accents on yours are stunning. Glad you had a chance to photograph it.
… Ron Hemberger, 8 August, 2008 - 7:47pm login or register to post comments

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