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tiny black and orange beetles - Silis - male - female
Copyright © 2009 Lynette Schimming

tiny black and orange beetles - Silis - Male Female
Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington, USA
May 1, 2009
Size: around 10 mm
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 2 May, 2009 - 12:09am
Last updated 2 August, 2009 - 9:20pm

Moved
Moved from Soldier Beetles.
… v belov, 2 August, 2009 - 9:20pm login or register to post comments

dunno how did these end up in bycids :-/
Moved from Longhorned Beetles.
… v belov, 2 May, 2009 - 10:37am login or register to post comments

 
I don't either,
but that certainly explains why I couldn't match them up to anything. :)

I accidentally allowed a Scaphinotus angusticollis to escape last night (new common name is houdini beetle) so now I have to spend the day cleaning....hunting. (at least the weather is bad)
… Lynette Schimming, 2 May, 2009 - 10:40am login or register to post comments

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