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Meloe proscarabaeus (Oil Beetle / Gewone oliekever)
Found next to hiking path in Great Smoky National Park.
Spotted on Mar 23, 2013
Submitted on Mar 24, 2013
2 Comments
Hi Paul! Welcome to Project Noah! I agree with Livan. This does resemble a beetle from Genus Meloe. The link that was provided will take you to some pages that you can look throughto see if you can find a match. Good luck!
Looks like an Oil Beetle of some kind. Meloe sp.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/303