First sighting in Massachusetts ( #iNaturalist). Tomoxia lineella, a Tumbling Flower Beetle. Striped abdomen; brown & pastel elytra markings. A member of F. Mordellidae whose tumbling jumps to escape predators have been clocked at 80 ms long each.

First sighting in Massachusetts ( #iNaturalist). Tomoxia lineella, a Tumbling Flower Beetle. Member of F. Mordellidae whose tumbling jumps to escape predators have been clocked at 80 ms long each. This species found eastern NA. NE US July 2024

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