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elytra - Axinotarsus pulicarius - male

elytra - Axinotarsus pulicarius - Male
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
June 28, 2011
Size: about 8mm
here's the "head-on" view of the posterior end of the elytra (mimics a flower?)

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awesome
many thanks for posting this wonderful shot showing a highly diagnostic part

 
very glad to share it. i was
very glad to share it. i was ecstatic when i first noticed that the structure were the elytra and not the abdomen

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