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Calopteron reticulatum
This species of net-winged beetle is about 1 cm (.5 in) long. It would be easy to mistake this insect for a colorful moth, but the wing coverings, being leathery and used to protect the actual wings, are the give away.
Forested areas. I found this individual in a small grassland on a forested edge.
Spotted on Sep 8, 2011
Submitted on Sep 13, 2011
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Agree with that, I usually thought they are some kind of moths from afar at first when I saw them with their wings open.