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Leaf Beetle - Saxinis sonorensis
Copyright © 2013 Jon Rapp

Leaf Beetle - Saxinis sonorensis
Santa Rita Experimental Range / Florida Station, Pima County, Arizona, USA
July 25, 2013
Found during the day at BugSwarm 2013. Looks most like Saxinis. Whadya think?

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Leaf Beetle - Saxinis sonorensis Leaf Beetle - Saxinis sonorensis
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Contributed by Jon Rapp on 10 August, 2013 - 8:24pm
Last updated 12 August, 2013 - 12:38am

Moved
Moved from Saxinis.
… v belov, 12 August, 2013 - 12:38am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks V!
and Ron & Bill & Blaine for checking this out. If at all possible I get clear shots of several views, but sometimes the bugs have something to say about that, and don't completely cooperate. I didn't get all the best views on this one, so thought it may not be ID'able. None-the-less, y'all still managed an ID, so that's pretty amazing.
… Jon Rapp, 12 August, 2013 - 10:37am login or register to post comments

fantastic shots; S. sonorensis looks like the best match to me
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 11 August, 2013 - 9:34pm login or register to post comments

Withdrawn
I was thinking it kinda' looks like Megalostomis pyropyga, too. But I really don't see much iridescence in the photos, so I'm probably wrong and have withdrawn my comment.
… Bill Myers, 10 August, 2013 - 8:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Bill, I sincerely applaud the way you've hedged your bet.
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… Ron Hemberger, 10 August, 2013 - 10:19pm login or register to post comments

 
;-)
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… Bill Myers, 11 August, 2013 - 9:29am login or register to post comments

 
Im thinking Saxinis
… Blaine Mathison, 11 August, 2013 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

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