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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Blister Beetles (Meloidae) » Meloinae » Epicautini » Epicauta » subgenus Epicauta (Epicauta subgenus Epicauta) » Maculata Group (Epicauta Maculata Group)
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Unknown 'Bug' - Epicauta
Copyright © 2013 Clifford Powell

Unknown 'Bug' - Epicauta
Bottomless Lakes State Park, Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
August 11, 2013
Found in a desert environment. There were a number of them present.

Would appreciate an ID.
TIA - - -
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Contributed by Clifford Powell on 11 August, 2013 - 3:19pm
Last updated 11 August, 2013 - 8:20pm

J.D. Pinto says, "Can't do much with this photo.
"It is likely a Maculata Group species such as E. apache. Most spotted Epicauta belong to the Maculata Group - but E. bispinosa for example does not, yet it is superficially similar to Mac. Grp. species. Females of E. bispinosa and E. apache are very difficult to separate without close examination."
… v belov, 5 September, 2013 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

We already had photoshop open for our own images
so we cropped this for you. Clifford, feel free to click on edit and Browse to a cropped image of your own preference.
… john and jane balaban, 11 August, 2013 - 8:22pm login or register to post comments

 
great --thanks much
but now i would ask Clifford to add a photo showing more of the plant: some meloids have rather strong preferences that might help identification
… v belov, 11 August, 2013 - 8:37pm login or register to post comments

pls add a tightly cropped version, then i'll show it to Dr Pinto
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 11 August, 2013 - 8:17pm login or register to post comments

Looks to be one of the spotted
Blister Beetles

One of the experts may be able to tell you which one.
… john and jane balaban, 11 August, 2013 - 3:24pm login or register to post comments

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