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Beetle on dandelion Flower Petal.
Apr 22, 2018 21:06:54   #
downing Loc: Cincinnati
 
Small beetle on Dandelion flower petal.

Small Beetle.
Small Beetle....
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Apr 22, 2018 23:24:21   #
rwilson1942 Loc: Houston, TX
 

Perhaps a Blister beetle?

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Apr 23, 2018 09:04:31   #
EnglishBrenda Loc: Kent, England
 
Aw, that is really nice and such a shiny beetle

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Apr 23, 2018 11:17:56   #
RWCRNC Loc: Pennsylvania
 

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Apr 23, 2018 13:26:42   #
Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI
 
It is a lizard beetle, which belongs to an amusing group called 'pleasing fungus beetles'. They are shiny and colorful, and many species provide ample reason to look closely at fungi coming out of rotting logs. See https://bugguide.net/node/view/1374853/bgimage

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Apr 23, 2018 15:54:09   #
downing Loc: Cincinnati
 
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
It is a lizard beetle, which belongs to an amusing group called 'pleasing fungus beetles'. They are shiny and colorful, and many species provide ample reason to look closely at fungi coming out of rotting logs. See https://bugguide.net/node/view/1374853/bgimage


Thanks Mark for the ID.

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Apr 25, 2018 15:02:37   #
Curve_in Loc: Virginia
 
Nice!

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