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Insects

Rust-colored Beetle

Epicauta ferruginea

217 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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24 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Utah.January 37, February 32, March 44, April 78, May 115, June 68, July 56, August 48, September 45, October 34, November 29, December 30.
United States1,100
Utah616
Canada139
Colorado104
Arizona101
Saskatchewan101
South Dakota99
Texas68
Alberta32
Oklahoma28

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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