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Small red beetle with two black spots - Pelonides quadrinotata
Copyright © 2012 Bob Webster

Small red beetle with two black spots - Pelonides quadrinotata
West of Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA
April 21, 2012
It looks like Pelonides quadripunctatus but only has two spots:

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Small red beetle with two black spots - Pelonides quadrinotata Small red beetle with two black spots - Pelonides quadrinotata
Contributed by Bob Webster on 29 October, 2012 - 3:56pm
Last updated 11 April, 2014 - 11:10am

Pelonides quadrinotata --det. W. Opitz
Moved from Pelonides.
… v belov, 11 April, 2014 - 11:10am

i'll ask John Leavengood
John, pls check out also that one:

Moved from Checkered Beetles.
… v belov, 29 October, 2012 - 4:46pm

sweet... love your call but must seek second opinion
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 29 October, 2012 - 4:14pm

 
I'm not sure if it matters, b
I'm not sure if it matters, but there were both P. granulatipennis (I think) and P. quadripunctatus in the same flower patch when I took these pictures.
… Bob Webster, 29 October, 2012 - 4:35pm

 
thanks, Bob -- i've just noticed that one
[having power outages, like, every 15 minutes]
… v belov, 29 October, 2012 - 4:37pm

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