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A beetle(?) getting nectar from goldenrod - Alydus eurinus
Copyright © 2011 Janet Allen

A beetle(?) getting nectar from goldenrod - Alydus eurinus
Syracuse (Westvale), Onondaga County, New York, USA
September 26, 2011
I wonder if this is a blister beetle?
Is it a good pollinator? It was one of many insects getting nectar from goldenrods this fall.
If it's a decent pollinator, I'll add it to my website at
http://www.ourhabitatgarden.org/creatures/insect-creatures.html .
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Contributed by Janet Allen on 26 November, 2011 - 4:19pm
Last updated 28 November, 2011 - 10:19am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 28 November, 2011 - 10:19am login or register to post comments

Not a beetle
Closer to here
… John R. Maxwell, 26 November, 2011 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

 
black broad-headed bug
Thanks! Yes, that looks like it!
I've added to my "bug collection" at
http://www.ourhabitatgarden.org/creatures/insect-species-2.html
Janet
… Janet Allen, 26 November, 2011 - 4:45pm login or register to post comments

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