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Strange bug - Meloe impressus - female
Copyright © 2004 Erik Blosser

Strange bug - Meloe impressus - Female
Shennandoah National Park, Virginia, USA
August 18, 2004
I have never seen anything like this before. I thought it looked like an ant, but after looking through the guide, I thought maybe a blister beetle. Can anyone tell me for sure?
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Contributed by Erik Blosser on 22 August, 2004 - 7:09pm
Last updated 11 June, 2009 - 5:22pm

Meloe impressus
John Pinto det.

Moved from Oil Beetles.
… v belov, 11 June, 2009 - 5:19pm login or register to post comments

:3
Thank You!!
… Alien, 5 October, 2007 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

Meloid
It's a Meloid beetle -- probably an "oil beetle" of the genus Meloe.
… David Scriven, 22 August, 2004 - 7:57pm login or register to post comments

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