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Flower Chafer Pushing Flower Longhorn - Trichiotinus assimilis
Copyright © 2012 Bryan E. Reynolds

Flower Chafer Pushing Flower Longhorn - Trichiotinus assimilis
Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, USA
June 15, 2001
I'm not sure where to place this one. I think Guy Hanley, from Minot State University, ID'd these for me, but I can't find my notes on them. My slide label has Trichiotinus assimilis for the chafer and Trigonarthris minnesotana for the longhorn. Hopefully, someone here can verify those.
Contributed by Bryan E. Reynolds on 16 August, 2012 - 12:50pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Bryan E. Reynolds, 16 August, 2012 - 1:32pm

both IDs sound good -- at least as far as genera go
… v belov, 16 August, 2012 - 12:57pm

 
both IDs look good
T. assimilis is the only species of Trichiotinus that far west in the North.
… Blaine Mathison, 16 August, 2012 - 1:24pm

 
Great. Since we're fairly ce
Great. Since we're fairly certain on the chafer, I just moved it there.
… Bryan E. Reynolds, 16 August, 2012 - 1:33pm

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