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Calopteron terminale
A jumble of netwing beetles - getting ready for mating, would be my guess. Found near the end of the summer on the Konza Prairie Nature Trail outside of Manhattan, Kansas.
They are apparently a pretty unpalatable beetle to most predators, and have inspired a number of mimics among moths and other beetles.
Spotted on Sep 13, 2013
Submitted on Mar 12, 2014
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