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click beetle - Alaus oculatus
Copyright © 2008 Matt Edmonds

click beetle - Alaus oculatus
st. pete, pinellas County, Florida, USA
May 27, 2008
Size: 2 inches
Does this guy have a name other than click beetle?

Thanks.

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Contributed by Matt Edmonds on 27 May, 2008 - 8:52am
Last updated 27 May, 2008 - 2:12pm

thanks guys!
thanks guys!
… Matt Edmonds, 27 May, 2008 - 11:17am

eyed click beetle (?)
http://bugguide.net/node/view/458
But also see the similar species mentioned here--I'm not really familiar with these.
… Charley Eiseman, 27 May, 2008 - 9:38am

 
Exactly
right. There are two other species in Florida but they are both shades of brown.
… Michael C. Thomas, 27 May, 2008 - 11:12am

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