"Ironclad" Beetle
by Howard Cheek
Arthropods
Keywords: insects beetles ironclad beetle zopherus nodulosus coleoptera haldemani horn wildlife nature bugs black white texas
The striking adult beetle is 5/8 to 1 3/16 inch long and the body is adorned by a black and creamy white blotchy color pattern. Its exoskeleton (integument) is extremely hard. Other species of the genus Zopherus, which contains 19 species, are known from western Texas.
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