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Philonthus caeruleipennis
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Copyright © 2007
Jo Ann Poe-McGavin
Rove Beetle 3 ?? -
Philonthus caeruleipennis
Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 29, 2007
Size: 3.4 inch +
You can't see it in the photo-but the wing covers are metallic blue which is what caught my eye. I wish the colour had come out!
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Contributed by
Jo Ann Poe-McGavin
on 1 July, 2007 - 2:29pm
Last updated 12 July, 2007 - 7:47am
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tom murray
, 12 July, 2007 - 7:47am
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Staphylininae: Philonthus cyanipennis
The metallic blue elytra give it away, along with size.
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Donald S. Chandler
, 1 July, 2007 - 9:58pm
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Thanks! ^__^
Thanks! ^__^
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Jo Ann Poe-McGavin
, 2 July, 2007 - 12:16am
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