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checkered beetle ? - Attalus trimaculatus
Copyright © 2011 Beth Sands

checkered beetle ? - Attalus trimaculatus
Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA
July 1, 2011
Size: 1/2 cm
This little beetle looked like a Ladybug in shape but much smaller . I only found one on a huge ornamental Buckwheat flowering bush of which there were mainly bees , wasps and hoverflies swirling around in constant motion and I was happy to have an insect that stayed relatively still . When I grabbed the branch to bring it closer , it fell off so I was not able to get more shots in the high noon sunshine on a 90 degree day . It would be nice to know what this little fellow is ... but right now I am in suspense . Thankyou sooo much for any comments to further my buggy knowledge , sincerely Beth
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Contributed by Beth Sands on 2 July, 2011 - 3:25pm
Last updated 23 December, 2013 - 2:53pm

Moved tentatively
Moved from Attalus.
… v belov, 23 December, 2013 - 2:53pm login or register to post comments

no ladubug has a shape remotely like this--
not to mention the fact that a great many of them are much smaller than '½ cm'

Moved from Malachiinae.
… v belov, 3 July, 2011 - 5:14am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Brad Barnd, 2 July, 2011 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

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