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02-JUL-2016 Christine Hanrahan

Tumbling flower beetle, possibly Mordella marginata

Marlborough Forest

These are very small beetles, at about 3mm or less, and there were quite a few on the milkweed flowerheads.

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Buz Kiefer04-Jul-2016 14:55
Curious shape and I read in the first posting how they got this curious name. Vote.
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