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Checkered beetle larva

Cleridae sp.

Description:

I think it could be Thanasimus sp. Cleridae are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea. They are commonly known as checkered beetles. Larvae feed on wood borer insects

Habitat:

Comin out straight forward from a dead pine trunk. Did not move, look very stiff. One more later still there but no stiff anymore

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Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Nice series

arlanda
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arlanda

Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Spotted on Jan 19, 2013
Submitted on Jan 19, 2013

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