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Black Beetle - Meloe
Copyright © 2007 Paul Carlson

Black Beetle - Meloe
Lory State Park, near Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
April 21, 2007
Size: one inch
Contributed by Paul Carlson on 21 April, 2007 - 6:12pm
Last updated 5 June, 2009 - 10:43pm

from John Pinto:
"nothing I've seen before -- new?"

Moved from Oil Beetles.
… v belov, 5 June, 2009 - 10:44pm

Hi Paul, good to see your images again
This looks like a male in the genus Meloe, see here
… john and jane balaban, 21 April, 2007 - 8:20pm

 
Thanks!
I moved the image to the Meloe genus. I've posted a couple others this spring, a Mourning Cloak butterfly and a black and yellow fly that looks like a bee (can't remeber the name).
… Paul Carlson, 22 April, 2007 - 7:22pm

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