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beetle - Tricrania sanguinipennis
Copyright © 2006 Kim Fleming

beetle - Tricrania sanguinipennis
Donalds, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
April 11, 2006
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Contributed by Kim Fleming on 18 April, 2007 - 6:08am
Last updated 18 April, 2007 - 4:23pm

Awesome photo!
What a great shot!
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 18 April, 2007 - 4:24pm login or register to post comments

Meloidae - Tricrania sanguinipennis
I believe this is Meloidae - Tricrania sanguinipennis, and a better image than the only other one in BugGuide. see

If memory serves, these develope underground in bee's nests, often in sandy areas.

Cedar Creek has an image here

nice image!
… Tim R. Moyer, 18 April, 2007 - 7:25am login or register to post comments

 
thanks!
Wow, yes. I found these beetles in a spot where there are also definitely underground bee's nests. and I heard them before finding them. When I approached the area last year, I heard the tiny rustling of leaves all around me but at first didn't see anything. Looking down there were at least *hundreds* of these beetles moving about.

I'd looked through every beetle picture, I think, on bugguide and had trouble finding a match :-) so thanks for the quick reply and great info.
… Kim Fleming, 18 April, 2007 - 10:29am login or register to post comments

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