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Rove beetle

Platydracus maculosus

Description:

several cm long, GIANT for insects around here! looks like some sort of earwig!

Habitat:

on shrub in garden near forest and stream

Notes:

Very active, landed in front of me and then took right off again! The wings are coming up to take off in flight!

1 Species ID Suggestions

stho002
stho002 10 years ago
Rove beetle
Platydracus maculosus Species Platydracus maculosus - BugGuide.Net


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Ingrid3
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Ingrid3

Stamford, Connecticut, USA

Spotted on Sep 10, 2013
Submitted on Nov 22, 2013

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