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buprestid high in an acacia tree. Chrysobothris? - Chrysobothris

buprestid high in an acacia tree. Chrysobothris? - Chrysobothris
Desert Botanical Garden Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
April 20, 2014

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buprestid high in an acacia tree. Chrysobothris? - Chrysobothris buprestid high in an acacia tree. Chrysobothris? - Chrysobothris

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My best guess, given the time of year, would be Chrysobothris merkelii. Could you estimate its size, at least in relation to a species known to you? You should have climbed the tree to get a closer shot--ha!

 
Thanks! That thing had spines! The tree..
It was a big bug, nearly the size of Hippomelas

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