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KS Beetle - Pyrota, Perhaps?
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

KS Beetle - Pyrota, Perhaps?
Sedgwick Co. Park, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
August 27, 2006
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 1 September, 2006 - 2:46pm
Last updated 2 October, 2007 - 2:46pm

Pyrota sp.?
a guess from my side.
… Boris Büche, 2 October, 2007 - 3:31am login or register to post comments

 
Looks good, Boris
But since we're not really sure, I'll flag it and leave it here.
… Ron Hemberger, 2 October, 2007 - 2:47pm login or register to post comments

Meloidae
Look like a Meloidae (Blister Beetle) to me. But I can't say what species...
… Pierre-Marc Brousseau, 1 September, 2006 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

 
That's it.
Thanks so much! And here I thought it was a bug...
… Ron Hemberger, 1 September, 2006 - 7:26pm login or register to post comments

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