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Rove beetle 12 mm - Philonthus caeruleipennis
Copyright © 2017 Bob Kipfer

Rove beetle 12 mm - Philonthus caeruleipennis
12 miles SE of Ozark, Christian County, Missouri, USA
Size: 12mm

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Rove beetle 12 mm - Philonthus caeruleipennis Rove beetle 12 mm - Philonthus caeruleipennis
Contributed by Bob Kipfer on 6 August, 2017 - 3:20pm
Last updated 6 August, 2017 - 6:43pm

Moved, Philonthus caeruleipennis
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 6 August, 2017 - 6:43pm

sighting date missing
… v belov, 6 August, 2017 - 5:49pm

 
Date
Didn't know it was required. 08/04/17
… Bob Kipfer, 6 August, 2017 - 8:54pm

pls make sure to start beetle submissions with a dorsal view
other angles may be useful but tend to be of little, if any, diagnostic value
… v belov, 6 August, 2017 - 5:47pm

 
Dorsal view
I always do although I didn't know the policy. This was reversed by accident. Thanks as always for your help.
… Bob Kipfer, 6 August, 2017 - 8:56pm

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