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Checkered Beetle - Enoclerus eximius
Copyright © 2009 Lynette Schimming

Checkered Beetle - Enoclerus eximius
Dash Point State Park, King County, Washington, USA
May 16, 2009
Size: around 10 mm
Likes crawling on my skin.
Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 16 May, 2009 - 7:10pm
Last updated 16 May, 2009 - 8:33pm

must be eximius, but i'll double-check
Moved from Enoclerus.
… v belov, 16 May, 2009 - 8:33pm

 
from Jacques Rifkind:
"Looks like eximius. The pattern is a little strange, but these things vary"
… v belov, 16 May, 2009 - 9:45pm

 
Thanks,
I would have placed it there, but I noticed that the three black spots at the top are fused in this one and not in all the ones currently in the guide.
… Lynette Schimming, 16 May, 2009 - 8:36pm

 
i did, too --
and that's exactly why i asked J.R. to check it
… v belov, 16 May, 2009 - 9:46pm

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