ironclad beetle - Phloeodes diabolicus

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Ironclad Beetles (Zopheridae) » Ironclad Beetles (Zopherinae) » Zopherini » Phloeodes » Diabolical Ironclad Beetle (Phloeodes diabolicus)

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Copyright © 2004 David Scriven

ironclad beetle - Phloeodes diabolicus

Lakeview Mountains, near Hemet, California, USA
August 11, 2004
Size: approx. 2 cm

Very thick, hard cuticle. Slow-moving, retracts legs and antennae when disturbed.

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Contributed by David Scriven on 12 August, 2004 - 10:51am
Last updated 25 May, 2007 - 3:52pm

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