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beetle ID - Lytta
Copyright © 2006 Arlene Ripley

beetle ID - Lytta
Calvert County, Maryland, USA
April 23, 2006
Size: approx. 1"
Found at the porch light.
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Contributed by Arlene Ripley on 11 July, 2006 - 7:57pm
Last updated 30 March, 2007 - 10:45am

Moved
Moved from Blister Beetles.
… Boris Büche, 30 March, 2007 - 10:45am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 14 September, 2006 - 8:45am login or register to post comments

Lytta, likely L. polita
This is a Meloid beetle of genus Lytta. It sure looks like what several of us think is Lytta polita, based on the color of the legs (orange and black), the coppery elytra, and the large size, compare:
… Cotinis, 11 July, 2006 - 9:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks...
Yes, it does look like L. polita.
… Arlene Ripley, 12 July, 2006 - 4:10pm login or register to post comments

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