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Scaphinotus viduus
Copyright © 2000 Frank Guarnieri

Scaphinotus viduus
7 Kilometers East of Paw Paw, Morgan County, West Virginia, USA
August 26, 2000
Size: 30 mm
Collected at night in a wooded ravine, on the trunk of a sugar maple tree, eating a hairy caterpillar.

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Contributed by Frank Guarnieri on 11 April, 2006 - 2:17am

Olympus c4000 vs c2000
This is the same beetle as in image #43835. As much as I loved my old c2000, I have to admit the c4000 takes better pictures. You have to trust me as I have the actual specimen, but the c4000 better depicts what the beetle really looks like.
… Frank Guarnieri, 11 April, 2006 - 2:22am

 
fantastic
if you take requests - the guide could really use a nice detailed shot of Trichiotinus affinis and piger, especially showing the elytra.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 11 April, 2006 - 2:45pm

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