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Crossidius coralinus
There were several of these beetles hanging around on yellow flower bushes near a reservoir in Cortez, CO.
Spotted on Aug 6, 2011
Submitted on Sep 9, 2011
4 Comments
Thanks for the ID, kind words, and book suggestion. :)
Just reading Summer World by Bernd Heinrich. He has a chapter on Longhorns. Like your photos!
Beautiful!
Crossidius coralinus
http://bugguide.net/node/view/23848
Beautiful spotting.