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Photo#15628
beetle larva
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

beetle larva
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
April 23, 2005
Size: 15mm
I took underside and dorsal shots to see if this might help in identification.

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Contributed by tom murray on 24 April, 2005 - 7:55pm
Last updated 30 March, 2007 - 6:05am

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Boris Büche, 30 March, 2007 - 6:05am login or register to post comments

a puzzler
Judging from the paleness of the tail-end, I wouldn't be surprised if this critter could produce light. As a candidate for a firefly, it's more convincing than my photo but on the other hand, it still has a ways to go to match an adult. No doubt somebody knows for sure whether this is a firefly or a net-winged beetle; at the moment, that somebody isn't me.
… Robin McLeod, 27 April, 2005 - 6:34pm login or register to post comments

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