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Photo#970894
Golden Beetle - Zonitis sayi

Golden Beetle - Zonitis sayi
Sterling, Logan County, Colorado, USA
August 3, 2014
Size: Half inch

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Here in Colorado, this species is closely associated with gumweed, the flower in this image.

Algidus is right all around

This is
A blister beetle. I'd say Zonitis species, but there is a note on the info page that mentions "telling apart Zonitis and Nemognatha from dorsal shots is often impossible"