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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Rove, Carrion and Fungus Beetles (Staphylinoidea) » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Ocellate Rove Beetles (Omaliinae) » Anthophagini » Acidota » Acidota subcarinata
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Beetle with untucked shirt - Acidota subcarinata
Copyright © 2009 John F. Carr

Beetle with untucked shirt - Acidota subcarinata
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
October 20, 2009
Size: 5 mm (approx.)
I saw many of these in open woods. All had wings sticking out. I can post more pictures if the ID isn't obvious.
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Contributed by John F. Carr on 20 October, 2009 - 6:50pm
Last updated 20 October, 2009 - 11:54pm

three adjacent states -- and all pix taken in October!!!
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 20 October, 2009 - 11:54pm login or register to post comments

beetle
Rove beetle? Looks somewhat similar to .
… Ilona L., 20 October, 2009 - 8:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Good match
That looks right. I browsed Rove Beetles and didn't get deep enough to find this sloppy dresser among all the others that tuck their wings in neatly.
… John F. Carr, 20 October, 2009 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

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