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Patent Leather Beetle

Odontotaenius disjunctus

Description:

2 inches long, segmented abdomen and thorax. Black, hard exoskeleton.

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bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago
Patent Leather Beetle
Odontotaenius disjunctus Odontotaenius disjunctus


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bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Passalidae, Odontotaenius disjunctus, also called Bess Beetle or Jerusalem Beetle. The only Passalidae in the USA.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/2864

baronlewis
Spotted by
baronlewis

Kentucky, USA

Spotted on Mar 27, 2015
Submitted on Mar 28, 2015

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