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blue-green beetles - Chrysochus cobaltinus
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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

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 8 March, 2013 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

Dogbane Beetle?
I've seen quite similar to them in a bug id book of mine labeled as such
… Lucas Mitzel, 8 March, 2013 - 10:33am login or register to post comments

blue/green beetles
There's a good chance these are Chrysochus cobaltinus. Do you know what species they were feeding on?
… Rhoda, 7 March, 2013 - 7:21pm login or register to post comments

 
blue-green beetles
They were feeding on Milkweed plants on the side of the road.
… nature4me, 8 March, 2013 - 6:05am login or register to post comments

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