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Shiny blue beetle - Chrysochus cobaltinus
Copyright © 2011 Jerry Friedman

Shiny blue beetle - Chrysochus cobaltinus
Española, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
July 7, 2011
Size: about 8mm long
I think it was dead.

Cobalt Milkweed Beetle? If so, it will be the first one at the guide from N.M.

The plant is Tree Cholla, Cylindropuntia imbricata. There are milkweeds within a mile.

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Contributed by Jerry Friedman on 7 July, 2011 - 10:22pm
Last updated 8 July, 2011 - 12:04am

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Moved
Moved from Beetles. Thanks for the ID.
… Jerry Friedman, 8 July, 2011 - 12:04am

must be Chrysochus cobaltinus
… v belov, 7 July, 2011 - 11:01pm

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