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Small grey spotted flower beetles - Listrus genus Found a book that says these guys are "among the most poorly known beetles in North America and are very difficult to identify species…" not even BugGuide seems to have anything past the genus level for more than one species. They are however said to be important pollinators and they were most certainly absolutely everywhere on the flowers. Geotagged,Ranunculus glaberrimus,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Small grey spotted flower beetles - Listrus genus

Found a book that says these guys are "among the most poorly known beetles in North America and are very difficult to identify species…" not even BugGuide seems to have anything past the genus level for more than one species. They are however said to be important pollinators and they were most certainly absolutely everywhere on the flowers.

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  1. Shape-wise, they look like soldier beetles. Posted 9 years ago

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''Ranunculus glaberrimus'', the sagebrush buttercup, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. It is native to interior western North America, in western Canada, the western United States, and the northwestern Great Plains.

Similar species: Ranunculales
Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded Mar 27, 2016. Captured Mar 26, 2016 11:43 in 2000 Cowiche Mill Rd, Cowiche, WA 98923, USA.
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  • 50mm