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beatle? - Proxys punctulatus
Copyright © 2009 Captain Snarky

beatle? - Proxys punctulatus
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
April 8, 2009
Size: an inch or so
Found mid afternoon trucking along a fence board.
Contributed by Captain Snarky on 11 April, 2009 - 10:34am
Last updated 16 April, 2009 - 1:29am

beatle?
Not George, Ringo etc. as far as I can tell.
… Andy Hamilton, 14 April, 2009 - 8:21am

Heteroptera (True Bugs) - not a beetle
You will probably find a match for this in Pentatominae.
… Jeff Hole, 11 April, 2009 - 10:38am

Black Stink Bug - Proxys punctulatus
… v belov, 11 April, 2009 - 10:37am

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