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shiny golden bug - Platydracus maculosus
Copyright © 2006 Simone Ross

shiny golden bug - Platydracus maculosus
Barrie, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
June 5, 2006
Size: appx 1 inch long
Found this bug this morning around 10am, sitting on a leaf floating in a dog dish, drinking and grooming itself. It does have wings, as seen in first pic, but kept them folded out of sight most of the time and made no effort to fly.

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shiny golden bug - Platydracus maculosus shiny golden bug - Platydracus maculosus
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Contributed by Simone Ross on 5 June, 2006 - 1:50pm
Last updated 5 June, 2006 - 3:25pm

family staphylinidae
This is some species of Staphylinid, or Rove Beetle.

Joshua S. Rose, Ph.D.
World Birding Center
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
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