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Soft-winged Flower beetle (Melyrid) - Attalus scincetus - male
Copyright © 2009 WonGun Kim

Soft-winged Flower beetle (Melyrid) - Attalus scincetus - Male
Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
May 10, 2009
Size: ~ 3 mm
Found under the outdoor lamp light. My best guess is Attalus scincetus.
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Contributed by WonGun Kim on 10 May, 2009 - 8:18pm
Last updated 9 December, 2009 - 3:40pm

Thank you both!
^^
… WonGun Kim, 9 December, 2009 - 7:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Attalus.
… v belov, 9 December, 2009 - 3:40pm login or register to post comments

Attalus from Chantilly, Virginia
This is a male Attalus scincetus (Say). The species is a common early summer species in the east and southeastern US. Note that the expanded second segment of the front tarsi is barely visible in the photo. This expanded second segment is characteristic of all male Attalus.
… Adriean Mayor, 9 December, 2009 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

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