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Ground Beetle

Dicaelus dilatatus

Description:

Large, robust ground beetle that is dull black in color. The elytra deeply striated, and it has two pairs of lateral setae on the pronotum.

Habitat:

Under rotting wood in a mixed forest dominated by sycamore, oak, hemlock, and pine.

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Dicaelus dilatatus
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2 Comments

Jamie Grant
Jamie Grant 5 years ago

No problem:)

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 5 years ago

Yay, thank you Jamie - looks right to me!

Christine Y.
Spotted by
Christine Y.

New York, USA

Spotted on Apr 14, 2018
Submitted on Apr 19, 2018

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