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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Ground and Water Beetles (Adephaga) » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Elaphrinae » Elaphrini » Marsh Ground Beetles (Elaphrus)
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Elaphrus
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Elaphrus
Stream side, glacial sand plain, Saratoga County, New York, USA
March 29, 2009
Size: < 1/4 inch
Another photo, maybe clearer?

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Elaphrus Dorsal view, Faux Tiger Beetle: Which one? - Elaphrus Faux Tiger Beetle - Elaphrus
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Contributed by naturexchange on 31 March, 2009 - 1:38pm
Last updated 15 April, 2009 - 7:35pm

Very nice
Compare to:

… Stephen Hart, 31 March, 2009 - 3:02pm login or register to post comments

 
no, this is an Elaphrus (E. americanus or E. ruscarius)
as correctly IDed by the contributor of the image
… v belov, 31 March, 2009 - 4:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Didn't mean it was the same species
I added that comment because of the incorrect ID in Insects of the Pacific Northwest of a similar-looking beetle.
… Stephen Hart, 31 March, 2009 - 5:44pm login or register to post comments

 
o really?
you mean, in a printed guide? (i'm unfamiliar with that source, alas)
well' i'm not so surprised, i would make the same mistake anytime, these guys are awfully similar indeed
… v belov, 31 March, 2009 - 5:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Well...
Print took me in! I had some photos misidentified, but finally figured it out.
… Stephen Hart, 31 March, 2009 - 6:31pm login or register to post comments

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