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Laurie Rockwell photographs a Flower Scarab in the Trout Creek Ecological Reserve
Laurie Rockwell sent this report on a new insect he had photographed in In the Trout Creek ER :
My picture is the second one, thanks to my new camera and Tom for the ID. Another first for the TCER; (I must start an insect list for the ER! 🙂
“Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 4:19 PM”>7/8/16
Cheers….Laurie
On 7/6/2016 9:19 PM, Tom & Robyn wrote:
Hi Laurie,
I think it is the Bee-like Flower Scarab, Trichiotinus piger (Fabricius), or a similar species (see photo). We have it here, but I don’t think it is very common. Feeds on pollen and soft flower parts during the day, so that fits.
—–Original Message—–
From: Laurie Rockwell [mailto:hardrock@vip.net]
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2016 12:00 PM
To: tom & robyn lowery
Subject: Laurie here TomI found this insect in the Mariposa Lily on the Trout Creek ER, Even with a magnifying glass I could not see much. It did not look like a bee and the rear end looked like it had been cut off. Any ideas? Cheers…….Laurie
