Green Ornate Checkered Beetle on Phaecelia ~ I found both red and yellow-green versions of these beetles in Henderson Canyon out of Borrego Springs, California. I liked their green metallic heads with red feelers.
Red Ornate Checkered Beetle of Phaecelia ~ This shot was from the desert wildflower shoot in the Anza Borrego Desert in southern California.
Red Ornate Checkered Beetle on Cholla Cactus Blossom ~ I found two colors of the Ornate Checkered Beetles in the cactus flowers. This one is pollen-covered; when they didn't have pollen on them, the heads were a shiny metallic green, with red feelers.
