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Lepturobosca chrysocoma
Also known as the Yellow Velvet Flower Beetle - in the Subfamily Lepturinae (Flower Longhorns). Almost 2 cm long with a golden color.
Spotted on a wildflower along a trail in a conifer forest above 2000 ft. Cascade foothills.
Larvae eat decaying wood, both hardwoods and conifer. Range is Canada to n. Mexico.
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