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Hoshihananomia octopunctata Try saying this species name 3 times fast!<br /> This beautiful Mordellid was drowning in a bowl of water at the edge of a dense mixed forest. We rescued it from the bowl, watched it dry its wings/elytra, and it flew away! This is the view of it drying its wings/elytra!<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83128/hoshihananomia_octopunctata.html" title="Hoshihananomia octopunctata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/83128_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=eRwhxGXGgltw82Nu9kuyp6U9nnA%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Hoshihananomia octopunctata Try saying this species name 3 times fast!<br /> This beautiful Mordellid was drowning in a bowl of water at the edge of a dense mixed forest. We rescued it from the bowl, watched it dry its wings/elytra, and it flew away!<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83129/hoshihananomia_octopunctata.html Geotagged,Hoshihananomia octopunctata,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Hoshihananomia octopunctata,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Hoshihananomia octopunctata

Try saying this species name 3 times fast!
This beautiful Mordellid was drowning in a bowl of water at the edge of a dense mixed forest. We rescued it from the bowl, watched it dry its wings/elytra, and it flew away! This is the view of it drying its wings/elytra!

Hoshihananomia octopunctata Try saying this species name 3 times fast!<br /> This beautiful Mordellid was drowning in a bowl of water at the edge of a dense mixed forest. We rescued it from the bowl, watched it dry its wings/elytra, and it flew away!<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/83129/hoshihananomia_octopunctata.html Geotagged,Hoshihananomia octopunctata,Spring,United States

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The Hoshihananomia octopunctata

''Hoshihananomia octopunctata'' is a species of tumbling flower beetle in the family Mordellidae. It is found in North America.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Aug 13, 2019. Captured Jun 15, 2019 01:38 in 234 Oakman Rd NE, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/5.6
  • 1/181s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm