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Started by Ed W.
Thu, 03 Jun 1999 00:00
Beetle Identification
Author: Ed W.
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 00:00
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For the last week I have seen some very large yellow and black beetles outside of my office building. Please help me identify them. Large 1.5"-2" in length, black legs and antennae wich are approx. .75" and 1.25" respectively, yellow on the entire top side with black ovals that run from side to side on each half (line drawn lengthwise) of the body. I would say there were about 5-6 pairs. I took a container to collect one for description purposes and thay had crawled off (or were eaten by hte birds). So I am sorry if this is incomplete. They are found directly under a large "River Birch" tree that has some sizable bore holes in the bark. I don't know if this is related. I am located in Western Austin, Texas - U.S.A. I would like to add some nice entomology sites with ID pages to my bookmarks and would like a recommendation on a field guide. I heard about "The Bug Book" by Garrett on WOAI radio last weekend, is this one good? -- Ed Weltens Central Texas Zone 7/8 Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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