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A beetle about the size of a large ladybug - Pachybrachis hybridus
Copyright © 2009 Arthur Scott Macmillan

A beetle about the size of a large ladybug - Pachybrachis hybridus
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, USA
June 1, 2009
Size: Guessing around 8mm
They look a little comical with such flat heads and so on. Can anyone help with the ID?

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A beetle about the size of a large ladybug - Pachybrachis hybridus A beetle about the size of a large ladybug - Pachybrachis hybridus A beetle about the size of a large ladybug - Pachybrachis hybridus
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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 3 June, 2009 - 11:45pm
Last updated 14 September, 2013 - 10:02pm

Moved
Moved from Pachybrachis luridus.
… Mike Quinn, 14 September, 2013 - 10:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the Correction Mike!
Thanks for the Correction Mike!
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 21 September, 2013 - 9:27am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Pachybrachis.
… Mike Quinn, 30 April, 2010 - 6:10pm login or register to post comments

I'm pretty certain...
...that this similar looking one from CA that I submitted recently is also Pachybrachis, but no one ventured an ID so I left it at Tribe-level. Thought you might be curious to compare...
… Harsi S. Parker, 4 June, 2009 - 12:42am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, it does look very similar
I don't know how people can tell most beetles apart, but these seem pretty distinctive. I have to wonder...why the flat head?! And the termination of their legs (tarsi?) seem pretty unusual. I wish I had gotten a picture of one on a flat surface, instead of holding on to a leaf. It seems to show their legs better.
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 4 June, 2009 - 2:01pm login or register to post comments

 
The enlargement of their front legs...
...makes me think that they look like little muscle-men. It's as though they are saying, "Hey, check out my huge biceps!" (*smile*)
… Harsi S. Parker, 4 June, 2009 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Funny!
They really are pretty impressive, though. And agile too!
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 5 June, 2009 - 3:16pm login or register to post comments

Pachybrachis
tough group
… v belov, 3 June, 2009 - 11:59pm login or register to post comments

 
That was fast, Thanks!
Is it just me or does that amber region look a little like a mug of
beer?

Looking through Pachybrachis I saw one that seems pretty close that was submitted by Mike Quin. See



Which is designated as, Pachybrachis luridus (Fabricius)
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 4 June, 2009 - 12:06am login or register to post comments

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