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Ground Beetle

carabidae family

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8 Comments

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 12 years ago

ok,we are in same boat in consern to the english :-)i need allways elp,i'am a beginner in id most wildlife,only on the european birds,i know a litle bit,in the rest i'am a real beginner so when you have time and have will of making id's :-)you have in my spots list many whith no id,so thanks for all
e sempre que tivermos dificuldade em alguma palavra falamos em português:-)

DavidSantos
DavidSantos 12 years ago

My English is very bad and even remembered to write in English ..
if you need more help in identifying insects tells;)
bye

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 12 years ago

no problem:-)insiste allways,i check your link and yes,like you said it's a growd beatle of the carabidae family
e quanto ao português tás á vontade,ás vezes a mim dá-me jeito porque tenho pouco vocabulário inglês,mas pra o resto do pessoal convém sempre meter o inglês primeiro

DavidSantos
DavidSantos 12 years ago

I think it's because the tarsal form is 5-5-5 and trochanters are small not giving in to see photos
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/l...
sorry about the other comment in Portuguese and the insistence ;)

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 12 years ago

yes,i check in the link you give me and there are there at list one whith the same forme but without the litle depressions in the back,it´s better to seach more,thanks
mais uma vez obrigado david

DavidSantos
DavidSantos 12 years ago

provavelmente será escaravelho da família Carabidae, mas sem certezas...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_beet...
Excelentes fotos!!

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 12 years ago

thanks carol for the elp,now i'll search the latin name

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 12 years ago

I think some type of stag beetle.

Braga, Braga, Portugal

Spotted on Nov 11, 2011
Submitted on Nov 11, 2011

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