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Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere.
Epicauta straba
Black beetle with large, black eyes. This is the first recorded spotting of this species to both Project Noah and Bug Guide!
Goldenbush flower in coastal scrub
"From Greek epi upon, plus caut burn, burning (refers to toxic secretions of these beetles)" - BugGuide
Lat: 33.03, Long: -117.01
Spotted on Sep 11, 2012
Submitted on Sep 12, 2012
4 Comments
Yay! This species is a first for BugGuide :)
Thank you Juan and Alice!
Nice series!
this is a Meloid beetle