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Chrysochus cobaltinus
Not sure if this might specifically be the blue milkweed beetle, Chrysochus cobaltinus
Spotted on Jan 13, 2013
Submitted on Feb 10, 2013
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Beautiful color beetle.
Not too sure about this one. Literature shows it in Western United States and British Columbia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysochus_...
The possibility of an introduced species cannot be ruled out however.