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Help ID this beetle

17 years ago

When canoeing through Labyrinth Canyon of the Green River in Utah in September we came across these irridescent blue beetles in quite a few different places. They were often in large groups on the same plants each time we saw them. Don't know the plant either. Here's a photo link:

http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2541699590058669248ozSmTF

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Cindy_C
17 years ago
Looks like maybe cobalt milkweed beetles. If so, that's most likely a milkweed plant they are on.

Here is a link that might be useful: Milkweed beetles on BugGuide
gininmn
Original Author
17 years ago
I think you're right that they're cobalt milweed beetles. I couldn't tell by what remained of the plants they were on, but I saw swamp milkweed plants in another location where we were camped.

Thanks, Cindy.
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