Trichiotinus lunulatus
Trichiotinus lunulatus
These bugs are out in big numbers right now in E. Texas. Caught at least 30 of them this morning. They are about 10 to 12 mm long and look like miniature metallic green Goliath beetles. All were caught on flowers.
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Re: Trichiotinus lunulatus
Very nice! I've often seen several species of Trichiotinus in my area, including lunulatus. They're nearly always on either prickly pear cactus flowers, or thistles. Most commonly, I see T. texanus -
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1803462/bgimage
And much less often, another trichiine, Trigonopeltastes delta -
https://bugguide.net/node/view/519253
Re: Trichiotinus lunulatus
Yes, nice genus. T. lunulatus also comes in metallic blue.
Re: Trichiotinus lunulatus
T. lunulatus box of blue, box of green and box of Trigonopeltastes delta
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