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Trigonopeltastes delta
Pronotum has a yellow delta (triangle) mark and yellow edges. The elytra are black with red markings and dots of yellow. Rear end is angled and light yellow.
Wildlife habitat with many native plants. This scarab is on a Leucanthum.
Spotted on Jun 20, 2012
Submitted on Jun 21, 2012
2 Comments
I enjoy the flower scarabs They always work in a serious manner. The spider was in its typical predatory stance, but just got kicked in the face, so retreated.
I just discovered about 2 weeks ago that this beetle existed. Very cool. That crab spider looks a bit ominous, though.