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black and bronze Click Beetle - Ampedus sellatus
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Schimming

black and bronze Click Beetle - Ampedus sellatus
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
May 21, 2005
Ampedus?
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 26 May, 2005 - 6:16am
Last updated 14 June, 2009 - 1:42pm

i'll go for it: Ampedus sellatus (Dejean)
Moved from Ampedus.
… v belov, 14 June, 2009 - 1:42pm login or register to post comments

Ampedus cf. sellatus vs nigricollis
looks a lot like the one shown at http://nathist.sdstate.edu/SMIRCOL/Nearctic/Images/Ampedus sellatus.jpg
… v belov, 22 September, 2008 - 11:48am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Click Beetles.
… Boris Büche, 2 April, 2007 - 4:18am login or register to post comments

yes, Ampedus!
Hi Lynette,

I found a pic on the web, identified Ampedus sellatus, which comes really close - but no idea, how much it can be trusted . . .

cheers, Boris
… Boris Büche, 1 December, 2006 - 6:25am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I looked them up, but none of the matching images seem to come from reliable sources. I guess I'll just leave it here for now.
… Lynette Schimming, 4 December, 2006 - 8:04am login or register to post comments

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