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Soft-winged Flower Beetle - Collops bipunctatus - female
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Soft-winged Flower Beetle - Collops bipunctatus - Female
Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
July 12, 2005

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Soft-winged Flower Beetle - Collops bipunctatus - female Soft-winged Flower Beetle - Collops bipunctatus - female
Contributed by tom murray on 22 July, 2005 - 8:20pm
Last updated 13 January, 2006 - 4:38pm

Female Collops.
Spectacular portrait of a female Collops. I can tell because males have grossly enlarged basal segments on the antennae.
… Eric R. Eaton, 25 July, 2005 - 5:08pm

 
Thanks Eric
You really do know your bugs, no matter what family they're in. Thanks again for your expertise.
… tom murray, 25 July, 2005 - 9:50pm

 
Collops bipunctatus
I believe these are Collops bipunctatus. Am moving them...
… Mike Quinn, 13 January, 2006 - 4:37pm

 
Collops bipunctatus
The species name sounds like it's describing the beetle. Thanks for the ids again, Mike.
… tom murray, 13 January, 2006 - 9:32pm

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