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Cleft-headed Blister Beetle - Eupompha fissiceps

Cleft-headed Blister Beetle - Eupompha fissiceps
Alamogordo, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
July 26, 2007
This species can be briefly common on grasslands and desert scrub in southern NM

Spectacular photo...
...of a truly spectacular beetle! Looks like a Christmas ornament.

 
wow
Just ran across this. That's a fancy blister beetle!
It should be on a holiday card, no costume necessary.

Moved
Moved from Eupompha.

Definitely Eupompha fissiceps
Definitely Eupompha fissiceps. A beautiful species!

Moved
Moved from Eupompha.

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