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Buttercup Oil Beetle - Meloe americanus

Buttercup Oil Beetle - Meloe americanus
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA
March 22, 2015
TL = 30mm. Came to light last night. I think this is an Oil Beetle, Meloe. Can you tell what species?

Thanks!

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Buttercup Oil Beetle - Meloe americanus Buttercup Oil Beetle - Meloe americanus

Meloe americanus --det. J.D. Pinto
Moved from Oil Beetles.

 
Thanks V
for tracking this down!

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

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