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beetle 43 - Hippomelas planicauda
Copyright © 2012 Jillian H. Cowles

beetle 43 - Hippomelas planicauda
Santa Rita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
September 2, 2011
Contributed by Jillian H. Cowles on 6 November, 2012 - 11:08pm
Last updated 15 November, 2012 - 11:43am

Moved
Moved from Hippomelas.
… Richard L. Westcott, 15 November, 2012 - 11:43am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 7 November, 2012 - 1:20pm

Hippomelas sphenicus
This looks like Hippomelas sphenicus, a metallic woodborer.
… Mark H Brown, 7 November, 2012 - 12:16am

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