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Unknown Bug - Epicauta pardalis
Copyright © 2010 Paul Dybvig

Unknown Bug - Epicauta pardalis
Whetstone, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
June 28, 2010
Size: 1/2" long, 1/8" wide
These bugs look to be a type of beetle. They have a soft shell and fly. They were found around one mesquite tree, probably around 1,000 in number. I did not see them eating anything.
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Contributed by Paul Dybvig on 28 June, 2010 - 9:00pm
Last updated 16 July, 2010 - 12:03pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Possibly frass due to fuzzy image, but few images in BG...
… Ken Schneider, 16 July, 2010 - 12:03pm login or register to post comments

Wait for a beetle expert, but
take a look at Epicauta pardalis:



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… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 June, 2010 - 9:06pm login or register to post comments

 
yes indeed, pardalis or closest kin
… v belov, 28 June, 2010 - 9:09pm login or register to post comments

 
J.D. Pinto says, "probably Epicauta pardalis.
"...Unable to discount E. andersoni however."
… v belov, 21 October, 2013 - 2:27pm login or register to post comments

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