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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cucujoidea » Cucujid series » Flat Bark Beetles (Cucujidae) » Cucujus » Red Flat Bark Beetle (Cucujus clavipes)
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what bug please - Cucujus clavipes
Copyright © 2010 Cathy Wilson

what bug please - Cucujus clavipes
Loudonville, Ashland County, Ohio, USA
October 12, 2010
Size: Maybe a half inch
About the surface the bug is situated on: It's NOT what it looks like ;-) It's the painted metal base of a candle holder sitting on my kitchen counter.
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Contributed by Cathy Wilson on 14 October, 2010 - 4:37pm
Last updated 16 October, 2010 - 9:00pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… margarethe brummermann, 16 October, 2010 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

 
recommend frassing
fuzzy image of a rather common beetle.
… Blaine Mathison, 16 October, 2010 - 9:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Awwww . . .
And I was just bragging about this picture to Molly ;0(
… Cathy Wilson, 17 October, 2010 - 12:28pm login or register to post comments

 
yeah!
it just motivates me more to look for one!
… Molly Jacobson, 17 October, 2010 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

looks like Cucujus clavipes
the Red Flat Bark Beetle
… Andrew Williams, 14 October, 2010 - 4:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Andrew . .
I rather like that Latin name. Now I've got to google it to see if it's a pest.
… Cathy Wilson, 14 October, 2010 - 4:44pm login or register to post comments

 
pest - only to fallen trees, and other insects
Least that's what I gather from the info page.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/7531
… Andrew Williams, 14 October, 2010 - 4:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks again . . .
Well then, it seems I've unleashed a bit of mayhem on trees and other insects because I took him to the door and released him ;P
… Cathy Wilson, 14 October, 2010 - 4:53pm login or register to post comments

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