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Darkling beetle

Meracantha contracta

Notes:

At first glance (from a distance) I assumed this was a Jerusalem Beetle but it was an intriguing metallic bronze (which does not show up well in any of the pictures, I am afraid.)

1 Species ID Suggestions

stho002
stho002 10 years ago
Darkling beetle
Meracantha contracta Species Meracantha contracta - BugGuide.Net


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1 Comment

Raeven
Raeven 10 years ago

How marvelous! Thank you, stho002!!

Raeven
Spotted by
Raeven

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Spotted on Jul 13, 2013
Submitted on Aug 8, 2013

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