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Related: Culture Forums, Support Forumswanted: beetle identification
I thought it was one of our famous Texas Canyon Longhorn Beetles, Megapurpuricenus magnificus, but it doesn't quite match up.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/7485
natural light, with crumbs (it wanted to fly and all I had on my desk was a snack bowl )
with flash
with scale
handmade34
(22,759 posts)Kali
(55,027 posts)antenna are two tone and bands aren't as numerous, also this is reddish orange and black, def not yellow
yonder
(9,685 posts)Kali
(55,027 posts)Texas Canyon. SE AZ, about 4500 feet. Oak, mesquite grassland, granitic hills, plus some riparian vegetation nearby. just had a good first rain on Saturday so that is why I was thinking/hoping it was our namesake. it was on my car in the driveway.
Laffy Kat
(16,391 posts)cayugafalls
(5,652 posts)It is a pretty large grouping and the coloring of them can vary widely, but this looks remarkably similar to what you found.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1307453
cayugafalls
(5,652 posts)Kali
(55,027 posts)cayugafalls
(5,652 posts)Of course when I was a kid it took a lot longer to identify as I only had books.
Be well, Kali!
Kali
(55,027 posts)a study and paper by two entomologists, one of whom was a professor I had many years ago in college John Alcock
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01048116
cayugafalls
(5,652 posts)Only at DU.
Love it. Glad you got hooked to your old Prof...
yonder
(9,685 posts)Kali
(55,027 posts)but not any saguaros for about 35 or 40 miles as far as I know. apparently these guys eat a variety of stuff. one source even mentioned citrus (and I have a key lime and a grapefruit in pots LOL)