Desert Beetle, Tenebrioninae Gonasida elata by Hilkey's Outdoor Images

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21-AUG-2007	Dona Hilkey

Desert Beetle, Tenebrioninae Gonasida elata

Moffat County, Colorado

Family Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetle)
Subfamily Pimeliinae
Tribe Asidini
Genus Gonasida
Species elata

Gonasida elata probably elata elata or elata compar
approx. 1.25 to 1.5 inches long
walking on sandy road in sagebrush habitat, did not fly while being photographed
Co Rd 42 in Moffat County, Colorado

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Guest		28-Aug-2007 02:57
Interesting DOF ;^)

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