On Sun, 2 May 2004 14:15:04 -0700, "Anna" wrote:

My granddaughter caught a strange beetle on my sliding glass door. I live
in zone 8, Oregon. I posted a picture of it on
alt.binaries.pictures.gardens .
Can anyone id it for us? It looks like something from a science fiction
movie. It has iridescent markings on a saucer like shell, which is almost
transparent around the edges.
Many thanks
Anna



Here is a link to a "Fools gold beetle"
http://www.museums.org.za/bio/insect...rpha_tecta.htm
close but not exactly, but you probably can hunt it down on the web.




Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!!

It is said that the early bird gets the worm,
but it is the second mouse that gets the cheese.