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Snail-eating beetle

Scaphinotus angusticollis

Description:

approx 1 inch

1 Species ID Suggestions

BugEric
BugEric 10 years ago
Snail-eating beetle
Scaphinotus angusticollis Species Scaphinotus angusticollis - BugGuide.Net


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4 Comments

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 10 years ago

Then I have never seen a newly hatched one.

BugEric
BugEric 10 years ago

Teneral (newly-emerged) adults have reddish elytra as I recall.

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 10 years ago

They are everywhere here! So many snails and slugs they can hardly keep up!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 10 years ago

I may need one or couple of those if they also eat slugs, for my garden next year!

KarenSaxton
Spotted by
KarenSaxton

Coquille, Oregon, USA

Spotted on Oct 24, 2013
Submitted on Oct 24, 2013

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