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Trox - male
Copyright © 2015 Brad Barnd

Trox - Male
West Farm, Turtle Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin, USA
July 12, 2015
Size: 7 mm
Found along north trail underneath a small pile of (rather hairy) scat.

Something near tuberculatus or robinsoni. Head is bituberculate, which would be unusual for either.

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Contributed by Brad Barnd on 23 July, 2015 - 1:13am
Last updated 25 July, 2015 - 1:27am

Bill Warner says:
"Doesn't quite look like either, and the pecker is a bit wrong too."

More individuals would be needed to tell whether this is just an abnormal individual or something new.
… Brad Barnd, 25 July, 2015 - 2:55pm

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