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	<title>The Firefly Forest &#187; Arizona Beetles</title>
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		<title>Reddish Potato Beetle</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2011/11/15/reddish-potato-beetle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reddish Potato Beetles (Leptinotarsa rubiginosa) are found in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico. On a sweltering August day, I observed this one quickly crawling along a shady wash along Arizona&#039;s Sycamore Canyon Trail near the Mexican border. The busy beetle absolutely refused to stay still and I thought that its colors would look better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pleasing Fungus Beetle</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/12/24/pleasing-fungus-beetle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 03:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pleasing Fungus Beetles (Gibbifer californicus) are blue, fungus-loving beetles found in parts of Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexico. Here in Arizona, they are fairly common in moist riparian woodlands with large trees. Adult Pleasing Fungus Beetles emerge in the summertime and are most numerous during the summer monsoon rains. In August, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bloody Net-winged Beetle (Lycus sanguineus)</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/04/20/bloody-net-winged-beetle-lycus-sanguineus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here in Arizona, Bloody Net-winged Beetles (Lycus sanguineus) can be observed on short flights or perched in vegetation in riparian areas. In April of 2008, I observed this one in Agua Caliente Canyon in Arizona&#039;s Santa Rita Mountains. With the sun glowing through its red elytra, the colorful Bloody Net-winged Beetle flew past me and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Figeater Beetle</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/03/08/figeater-beetle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With their beautiful metallic green coloration, large size (more than 1 inch or 2.5 cm long), and loud, buzzing, bumblebee-like flight, Figeater Beetles (Cotinis mutabilis, formerly C. texana) are some of the most conspicuous beetles found here in the Sonoran Desert. Adult Figeater Beetles emerge in the summertime, and they are especially common during the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twelve-spotted Lady Beetle</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/01/02/twelve-spotted-lady-beetle/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2008/01/02/twelve-spotted-lady-beetle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twelve-spotted Lady Beetles or Pink-spotted Lady Beetles (Coleomegilla maculata) are found throughout much of North America, including here in southeastern Arizona. In November of 2006, I observed this late-season, coral-colored Twelve-spotted Lady Beetle crawling around on some leaves in the Empire Gulch in the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area north of Sonoita, Arizona. Twelve-spotted Lady [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whirligig Beetle</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/12/06/whirligig-beetle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whirligig Beetles (Family Gyrinidae) are common, predatory aquatic beetles often seen schooling in the shallow water at the edges of lakes and ponds. Occasionally, these beetles can show up unexpectedly in other places, such as in swimming pools. Fortunately, unlike Backswimmers (Family Notonectidae), which can also appear in swimming pools, Whirligig Beetles do not bite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acmaeodera gibbula</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/03/03/acmaeodera-gibbula/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2007/03/03/acmaeodera-gibbula/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 02:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Acmaeodera gibbula beetles are wood-boring beetles in the Metallic Wood-boring Beetle or Jewel Beetle Family (Buprestidae). Unfortunately, I was unable to find any generally recognized common name for this species. A. gibbula beetles are common here in Arizona, and I observed this one in August of 2006 in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cactus Longhorn Beetle</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/11/23/cactus-longhorn-beetle/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/11/23/cactus-longhorn-beetle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2006 07:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many Longhorn Beetles (Family Cerambycidae), so named for their unusually long antennae, have wood-boring larvae that are serious pests of trees, but some Longhorn Beetle larvae feed on other plants as well, especially in areas where trees are less abundant. Here in the Sonoran Desert, the larvae of Paloverde Root Borers (Derobrachus geminatus) feed on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Net-winged Beetle (Lycus fernandezi)</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/11/10/net-winged-beetle-lycus-fernandezi/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/11/10/net-winged-beetle-lycus-fernandezi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 16:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a light scattering of raindrops from an early September thunderstorm fell over Arizona&#039;s Santa Rita Mountains, I spotted this Net-winged Beetle (Lycus fernandezi) feeding on Mule&#039;s Fat (Baccharis salicifolia) flowers while I was walking back to take shelter in my car. Luckily, the rain remained light, which allowed me to photograph this colorful beetle. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus sp.)</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/10/20/soldier-beetle-chauliognathus-sp/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/10/20/soldier-beetle-chauliognathus-sp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the fall of 2006, I observed this Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus sp.) prowling around through some weeds and wildflowers in the lower Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson, Arizona. The Soldier Beetle crawled onto a yellow daisy where a little brown beetle was obliviously eating the golden flower petals. The adults of some species of Soldier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blister Beetles (Epicauta species)</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/10/03/blister-beetles-epicauta-species/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/10/03/blister-beetles-epicauta-species/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 02:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blister Beetles (Family Meloidae) come in a variety of colors, and ours here in the Sonoran Desert can range from being brightly colored like the Iron Cross Blister Beetle (Tegrodera aloga) to black or just dully colored like these fuzzy, gray blister beetles (Epicauta species). Despite their varying colors, blister beetles do generally share a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calligrapha Beetle</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/09/20/calligrapha-beetle/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/09/20/calligrapha-beetle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of the most artistically patterned beetles are the many different species of Calligrapha Beetle (Calligrapha spp.). These ornamental-looking beetles are similar in shape to a ladybug and have a dark metallic head and thorax and cream to old ivory-colored elytra (wing covers) with mirrored dark lines, spots, and/or swirls. Calligrapha Beetles are named for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milkweed Longhorn Beetle</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/08/16/milkweed-longhorn-beetle/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/08/16/milkweed-longhorn-beetle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spotted this colorful Milkweed Longhorn Beetle (Tetraopes sp.) in a grassy area south of Tucson in early July of 2006. The various species of Milkweed Longhorn Beetle (Tetraopes spp.) feed on Milkweeds (Asclepias spp.), with each generally feeding on a single, different species of Milkweed. Female Milkweed Longhorn Beetles will lay their eggs in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>June Beetles and a White Grub</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/12/05/june-beetles-and-a-white-grub/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/12/05/june-beetles-and-a-white-grub/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2005 16:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The various species of June Beetles, also known as June Bugs or May Beetles, are in the Scarab Beetle Family (Scarabaeidae) and in the White Grub Subfamily (Melolonthinae). These beetles are very common here in Tucson, Arizona during the early to mid-summer. The larvae of these beetles are commonly called white grubs, and they can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Convergent Lady Beetle</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/11/21/convergent-lady-beetle/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/11/21/convergent-lady-beetle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 19:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens) is the most common lady beetle (or ladybug) in the US. These beetles have red to orange elytra (hardened forewings) with up to 13 black spots (6 on each forewing and one spot between the forewings). The number of spots is variable and some Convergent Lady Beetles have no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Green Metallic Beetle</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/10/17/a-green-metallic-beetle/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/10/17/a-green-metallic-beetle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I visited the 8550 foot (2606 m) summit of Mt. Bigelow, Arizona in October of 2005, and I observed this beautiful, green metallic beetle, an Acmaeodera resplendens, perched on a well-chewed, yellow daisy just below the summit. The beetle was a bright emerald green in the sunlight, but it appeared to be more of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stink Beetle</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/10/14/stink-beetle/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/10/14/stink-beetle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stink Beetles (Eleodes spp.), also known as Pinacate Beetles, are very common beetles here in Tucson, Arizona and in other southwestern desert areas. These large, black, desert beetles are members of the Darkling Beetle Family (Tenebrionidae). A Stink Beetle will defend itself from predators by first standing on it&#039;s head and elevating the tip of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paloverde Root Borer</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/07/09/paloverde-root-borer/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/07/09/paloverde-root-borer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2005 17:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the summer monsoon season approaches in late June and early July, the evenings here in Tucson, Arizona feel more tropical, with warmer, more humid air. On these languid summer evenings, Paloverde Root Borers (Derobrachus geminatus) can be seen flying around trees looking for mates. These giant, black beetles can be up to 3 1/2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Predatory Soldier Beetle</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/06/24/predatory-soldier-beetle/</link>
		<comments>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/06/24/predatory-soldier-beetle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some beetles are predators, with either the larva and/or the adults preying on other insects. A good place to capture insects is on the flowers they visit, which is where this black and orange Soldier Beetle managed to capture and kill a large wasp. Wasps are not easy prey, and I was quite surprised to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Longhorn Beetle</title>
		<link>http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/06/07/longhorn-beetle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2005 19:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>T. Beth Kinsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arizona Beetles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Invertebrates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are many species of Longhorn Beetles (Family Cerambycidae) in the World, and despite their widely varied markings and coloration, they can be recognized by their unusually long antennae. The larva of these beetles are wood borers or stem girdlers, and they can be quite destructive as their actions can seriously injure, structurally weaken, or [...]]]></description>
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