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Photo#238115
Stenaspis insignis - Stenaspis verticalis

Stenaspis insignis - Stenaspis verticalis
Falcon State Park Butterfly Garden, Starr County, Texas, USA
November 5, 2008
Size: over 1 1/2 in
I found this bug on a Heartleaf hibiscus leaf around 9 this morning. It was on the same plant when I left at 11. It had little reaction when I moved in close to photograph it, and remained still when I held the branch to steady it against the wind.

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Stenaspis insignis - Stenaspis verticalis Stenaspis insignis - Stenaspis verticalis

Wow -
what a striking beetle! Nice images!

Stenaspis
S. verticalis insignis Casey

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