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Photo#374492
Alaus oculatus

Alaus oculatus
Church Creek, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
June 23, 1984
Size: 41 mm
Sorry to clutter to guide, as the last thing we need is another image of the Eyed Elater. But, I thought an image in exact same format as the two A. myops (Photo#374490 and Photo#374491) that I just posted might be useful for contrast? This beetle was found hovering in bright sunlight over a rotten wood pile. A. oculatus is usually seen crawling on, or loudly buzzing over, rotten hardwood logs on hot sunny days. Definitely it is a diurnal species, although A.oculatus does rarely show up at UV lights. In contrast, A.myops is hard to find in the daytime, but is rather commonly attracted to UV lights.

Maryland Biodiversity Project (MBP)
Record/photo added to MBP: http://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/viewSpecies.php?species=10225. First Dorchester record.

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