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Thasus neocalifornicus
These beetles are striped red and white and have plump, red and black legs, bluish wing-stubs, and large, red and black antennae with a flattened sensory disk below the terminal segment
spotted on the foliage of mesquite trees
Spotted on Jul 2, 2011
Submitted on Jun 23, 2012
6 Comments
And I forgot to add, these are nymphs. The adults are pretty as well but not nearly as brightly colored.
These amazing insects are actually not a species of beetle. They are a type of True Bug. Here is anothe reference: http://bugguide.net/node/view/20163
Truly beautiful!
ThaNk you
I agree. This guys looked hand painted!
INCREDIBLE!!!! FANTASTIC!!!! Congratulations for this picture!!
Beautiful.