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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Series Cucujiformia » Fungus, Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles (Tenebrionoidea) » Blister Beetles (Meloidae) » Meloinae » Epicautini » Epicauta » subgenus Macrobasis (Epicauta subgenus Macrobasis) » Epicauta albida
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South Texas - Meloidae - Epicauta albida - male
Copyright © 2009 Maury J. Heiman

South Texas - Meloidae - Epicauta albida - Male
Medina County, Texas, USA
August 8, 2008
Attracted to MV/black light during moth survey.
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Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 9 May, 2009 - 2:24pm
Last updated 9 May, 2009 - 6:35pm

Epicauta albida (Say)
John Pinto det.

the first good pic of this distinctive species! =v=
… v belov, 9 May, 2009 - 4:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you both!
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… Maury J. Heiman, 9 May, 2009 - 6:34pm login or register to post comments

a superb male Epicauta -- thank you for the great shot
will try to advance the ID -- stay tuned
… v belov, 9 May, 2009 - 2:27pm login or register to post comments

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