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Beetle on elm leaf - Lebia lobulata
Copyright © 2017 Bob Kipfer

Beetle on elm leaf - Lebia lobulata
12 miles SE of Ozark, Christian County, Missouri, USA
May 30, 2017
Size: 4mm
Side and ventral view of chilled beetle before release.

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Contributed by Bob Kipfer on 30 May, 2017 - 2:28pm
Last updated 31 May, 2017 - 12:44am

Moved tentatively, i like Jeff's call
i see this sp. infrequently at lights around the house, collected only a handful

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 31 May, 2017 - 12:44am

Lebia
One of the Ground Beetles in the Genus Lebia (I usually find on leaves, not the ground)

Compare (Not an ID):
… Jeff Brown, 30 May, 2017 - 3:42pm

Just a thought ...
Perhaps one of the Ant-like Leaf Beetles?
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 30 May, 2017 - 3:33pm

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