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Blue Milkweed Beetle (Chrysochus cobaltinus)
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nature4me
blue-green beetles -
Chrysochus cobaltinus
Off Hwy 46 between Hwy 1 and Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
August 12, 2010
Size: 1/3" about
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Contributed by
nature4me
on 3 March, 2013 - 6:31pm
Last updated 8 March, 2013 - 9:11pm
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v belov
, 8 March, 2013 - 9:11pm
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Dogbane Beetle?
I've seen quite similar to them in a bug id book of mine labeled as such
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Lucas Mitzel
, 8 March, 2013 - 10:33am
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blue/green beetles
There's a good chance these are Chrysochus cobaltinus. Do you know what species they were feeding on?
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Rhoda
, 7 March, 2013 - 7:21pm
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blue-green beetles
They were feeding on Milkweed plants on the side of the road.
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nature4me
, 8 March, 2013 - 6:05am
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