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American Oil Beetle

Meloe

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MichaelGeiser
MichaelGeiser 9 years ago
ground beetle
Carabus granulatus Species Carabus granulatus - Granulated Carabid - BugGuide.Net


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bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

This is not an Oil Beetle, but a Ground Beetle from the family Carabidae:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/186/bgpage...
Quite a tricky group with a large numer of similar looking beetles. Colors might vary a lot depending on the light and light angulation!

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14clissner
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14clissner

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Spotted on May 2, 2014
Submitted on May 2, 2014

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