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Rice Beetle - Dyscinetus morator - female
Copyright © 2008 Cotinis

Rice Beetle - Dyscinetus morator - Female
Snowhill Road North of Cabin Branch Creek, Treyburn area, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
May 8, 2008
Size: 20 mm
This Rice Beetle was found, somewhat moribund, at a lighted window. I had not seen the species before, but probably overlooked it, thinking it was a Sugarcane Beetle, Euetheola humilis. I noticed this was larger (20 mm) than that species (15 mm) and more flattened--Euetheola is almost cylindrical. I captured it for some detail shots, attempting to follow the description by Harpootlian (1). By the look of the front tarsi--not highly expanded--it appears to be a female.

Dorsal view, showing pronotum and elytra. Compare Euetheola humilis:

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Contributed by Cotinis on 13 May, 2008 - 7:39pm

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