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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) » Sericans Group (Epicauta Sericans Group) » Epicauta ferruginea
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rust colored beetle - Epicauta ferruginea
Copyright © 2004 David A Burke

rust colored beetle - Epicauta ferruginea
5200 ft elevation NW, Wyoming, USA
July 21, 2004
found on a rabbit bush blossom
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Contributed by David A Burke on 26 December, 2004 - 7:11pm
Last updated 4 April, 2009 - 5:14pm

E. ferruginea (Say)
ID confirmed by John Pinto
Moved from Epicauta.
… v belov, 4 April, 2009 - 5:14pm login or register to post comments

Epicauta ferruginea???
just a guess
… v belov, 16 March, 2009 - 1:35pm login or register to post comments

Blister Beetle, family Meloidae
This is a Blister Beetle, family Meloidae. I've no idea on a genus.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 27 December, 2004 - 6:55am login or register to post comments

 
I agree.
This is probably an Epicauta sp. I love that velvety texture, but these are "hands off" beetles:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 December, 2004 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

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