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Collops cribrosus
Photo#357293
Copyright © 2009
Joyce Gross
soft-winged flower beetle -
Collops cribrosus
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between Freshwater Lagoon and the ocean, Humboldt Lagoons State Park, Humboldt County, California, USA
June 16, 2008
Size: 5mm
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Contributed by
Joyce Gross
on 8 December, 2009 - 11:42pm
Last updated 10 December, 2009 - 2:05am
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Joyce Gross
, 10 December, 2009 - 2:05am
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Collops from Humbolt Lagoons State Park
Although 5 mm seems a streach, this is undoubtedly Collops cribrosus LeConte. It is commonly found in coastal beach areas from San Diego north to British Columbia, Canada. It can often be found on beaches or in dune areas behind the beach under wrack and debris. The specimen pictured is very melanistic. Most specimens have the elytra more greenish in color. However, other characters such as the shape of the antennae and the puctation on the elytra match well with typical specimens. A relative with quadrimaculate elytra (red with blue spots), C. crusoe Fall, can be found on the beaches of San Nicholas Island.
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Adriean Mayor
, 9 December, 2009 - 8:23am
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Any thoughts on ID of associated larvae?
Adriean, if you get a chance, I think we'd all appreciate any thoughts you may have regarding the species possibilities for the larvae in the posts below:
Alice has two more larval images on Flickr
here
and
here
.
In particular, beyond
C. cribrosus
, are there other CA species of
Collops
associated with (non-insular) coastal beaches & dunes?
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Aaron Schusteff
, 30 November, 2019 - 11:25pm
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Collops cribrosus
Thanks very much for the species ID!
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Joyce Gross
, 10 December, 2009 - 2:09am
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