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False Bombardier Beetle - Galerita atripes
Copyright © 2007 Sam Houston

False Bombardier Beetle - Galerita atripes
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
May 20, 2007
Size: 5/8"-3/4"
Blister Beetle ? Might be the biggest I've seen.

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False Bombardier Beetle - Galerita atripes False Bombardier Beetle - Galerita atripes False Bombardier Beetle - Galerita atripes
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 21 May, 2007 - 12:34pm
Last updated 17 November, 2009 - 11:51pm

Galerita atripes LeConte
after conferring w/Matthew Gimmel i feel pretty good about this call
… v belov, 17 November, 2009 - 11:51pm login or register to post comments

mexicana vs atripes
very nice one, Sam -- thanks! i'm SSSO glad this submission survived frassing to see me -- and vice versa :-] You are greatly encouraged to keep an eye out for them and try to take & post more pix of this remarkable beetle

Moved from False Bombardier Beetles.
… v belov, 17 November, 2009 - 11:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Frass.
… Sam Houston, 11 March, 2008 - 9:37am login or register to post comments

Frassed
Moved from False Bombardier Beetles.
… Sam Houston, 3 March, 2008 - 1:38pm login or register to post comments

Not blister beetle
This is actually a ground beetle, family Carabidae. Genus is Galerita.
… Brad Barnd, 21 May, 2007 - 5:58pm login or register to post comments

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