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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Flower Longhorn Beetles (Lepturinae) » Lepturini » Anastrangalia » Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle (Anastrangalia laetifica)
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Dimorphic Mating Pair of Lepturines - Anastrangalia laetifica - male - female
Copyright © 2010 Aaron Schusteff

Dimorphic Mating Pair of Lepturines - Anastrangalia laetifica - Male Female
Near town of Shaver Lake, Sierra National Forest, Fresno County, California, USA
July 11, 2010
Beautiful pair of Lepturines from the same lovely montane meadow as this one and this one. Looks like they're perched on a nice pink-flowered form of Yarrow (Achillea millefolium).

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Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 25 October, 2010 - 12:09am
Last updated 25 October, 2010 - 6:39am

Moved
Moved from Flower Longhorns.
… v belov, 25 October, 2010 - 6:39am login or register to post comments

 
The picutes came out beautifu
The picutes came out beautiful Aaron!
… Dennis Haines, 25 October, 2010 - 10:11am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks =v= & Dennis
Glad you liked the photos Dennis. The color combinations of the lepturines and yarrow cooperated here. (And, man, that male is covered in pollen!)
… Aaron Schusteff, 26 October, 2010 - 8:18pm login or register to post comments

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