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Moneilema semipunctatum
Cactus Borer Beetle
(shown with Cylindropuntia echinocarpa)
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Photographer: Dave Silverman and Cindy Hopkins
ID: 0000 0000 0217 1444 (2017-02-11)Copyright © 2017 Xeric Specialties - Dave Silverman
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date of photo May 4, 2004
location
Littlerock Reservoir, San Gabriel Mtns, upslope of entrance station (Los Angeles County, California, US)family
Cerambycidae
order
Coleoptera
class Insecta
habitat on Cylindropuntia echinocarpa, 3315’, metagranitic desert foothills, Mojavean scrub succession from post-burn California junipernotes Top view showing punctuations on elytra of M. semipunctatum; on Palmdale variant of Cylindropuntia echinocarpa. Mojavean scrub succession from post-burn California juniper chaparral. The punctuations are also variable in this species, being fewer and smoother in SoCal (Linsley & Chemsak 1984).camera Canon A70
photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect
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Cactus Borer Beetle (photographer)
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