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Gleaming Darkling Beetle

Tarpela micans

Description:

Black body, probably a beettle, allthough not sure of the species.

Habitat:

On the deck of the cabin in the woods where we stayed at Bryson, NC.

1 Species ID Suggestions

oxyjack
oxyjack 12 years ago
Gleaming Darkling Beetle
Tarpela micans Tarpela micans - BugGuide.Net


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3 Comments

Nicholas4
Nicholas4 12 years ago

Thanks Oxyjack

oxyjack
oxyjack 12 years ago

That's definitely T. micans.

oxyjack
oxyjack 12 years ago

I've seen these before. It's in the Tenebrionidae.

Nicholas4
Spotted by
Nicholas4

North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Apr 8, 2012
Submitted on Apr 25, 2012

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