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Copyright © 2009 dhilkey

Beetle ID request
East of Rangely, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, USA
June 20, 2009
Sorry for the poor image but it shows the shape of the antenna, legs and the eyes that appear to be on stalks. There were several of these beetles on carrion. When two would meet, it appeared they would fight face to face for a few seconds.
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Contributed by dhilkey on 24 June, 2009 - 9:01am
Last updated 27 June, 2009 - 9:34pm

Looks like
a clown beetle (histeridae). Info here.
… Domingo Zungri, 24 June, 2009 - 10:14am login or register to post comments

 
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Definitely Histeridae, and definitely Saprininae. Can't tell much beyond that from this pic.
… Jeff Gruber, 24 June, 2009 - 12:27pm login or register to post comments

 
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to Domingo and Jeff for the ID.
… dhilkey, 25 June, 2009 - 7:35pm login or register to post comments

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