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lightning bug... sp? - Chariessa pilosa - male
Copyright © 2009 Jessica Lawrence

lightning bug... sp? - Chariessa pilosa - Male
Cedar Grove, orange/caswell County, North Carolina, USA
June 2, 2009

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lightning bug... sp? - Chariessa pilosa - male lightning bug... sp? - Chariessa pilosa - male
Contributed by Jessica Lawrence on 3 June, 2009 - 12:13pm

Chariessa pilosa, not 'lightning bug'
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… v belov, 3 June, 2009 - 12:27pm

 
yay
it's a new family for me!
… Jessica Lawrence, 3 June, 2009 - 12:31pm

 
glad to hear that
it's a nice find. pls make sure to take plain dorsal shots, critical to ID most beetles
… v belov, 3 June, 2009 - 12:35pm

 
sorry
I was going for the antennae, they were pretty, and I didn't know it wasn't a lightning bug :-P
… Jessica Lawrence, 3 June, 2009 - 12:37pm

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