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Another Carpophilus from yucca flower - Caplothorax melanopterus

Another Carpophilus from yucca flower - Caplothorax melanopterus
Richardson, Collin County, Texas, USA
April 6, 2012
Size: 5mm
Shook from the same yucca flower that produced http://bugguide.net/node/view/627138. The two are similar in size and shape, but differently colored. I will keep the live specimen for a few days.

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great job, Rick.
Moved from Carpophilus.

 
Thanks for the ID.
Excellent! Thanks! My first for this family.