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Gersteckeria sp on Cholla - Gerstaeckeria unicolor
Copyright © 2010 margarethe brummermann

Gersteckeria sp on Cholla - Gerstaeckeria unicolor
Willcox, Blue Sky Road, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
August 10, 2010
Size: 6 mm
Charles O'Brien collected these.

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Gersteckeria sp on Cholla - Gerstaeckeria unicolor Gersteckeria sp on Cholla - Gerstaeckeria unicolor
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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 12 August, 2010 - 10:46am
Last updated 13 February, 2017 - 1:10pm

Moved
Moved from Cactus Weevils.
… margarethe brummermann, 12 August, 2010 - 11:43pm login or register to post comments

ID
Gerstaeckeria uniolor Fisher A Mexican species described from San Luis Potosi, also known from TX and Southern AZ. Its erect curved scales on the dorsum separates it from most other species, except tricolor. It is much more common in Mexico than in the USA and especially in AZ.
… Charles W. O'Brien, 12 August, 2010 - 11:24pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… Brad Barnd, 12 August, 2010 - 4:30pm login or register to post comments

It's spelled Gerstaeckeria
Sorry to be a nitpicker, but with your spelling, no one can find the other bug guide examples of this genus.
… Skip Blanchard, 12 August, 2010 - 12:34pm login or register to post comments

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