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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.
Spotted on Jun 28, 2018
Submitted on Jul 1, 2018
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