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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blaberoidea » Ectobiidae » Ectobiinae » Ectobius » Ectobius lucidus
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Brown and Copper Ontario Beetle - Ectobius lucidus - female
Copyright © 2014 LuvBugs19

Brown and Copper Ontario Beetle - Ectobius lucidus - Female
Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
July 11, 2014
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Contributed by LuvBugs19 on 16 July, 2014 - 10:56am
Last updated 16 July, 2014 - 2:18pm

nice pic... 95% of cockroach spp. live in the wild only
the ridged surface of the eggcase she's wearing is clearly visible; the sculpture of the ootheca is usually species-specific

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 16 July, 2014 - 2:16pm login or register to post comments

not a beetle species but a co
not a beetle species but a cockroach species
… Stan O. Sterba, 16 July, 2014 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

 
Not a beetle but a cockroach.
Thank-you Stan. This insect was found in a wooded area. I have never associated cockroaches with something I'd find in the woods. Very interesting.
… LuvBugs19, 16 July, 2014 - 11:58am login or register to post comments

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