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Chilothorax distinctus
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Copyright © 2014
Bill
Small Beetle -
Chilothorax distinctus
Thief River Falls, Pennington County, Minnesota, USA
October 14, 2014
Size: Smaller than a Ladybug
About half the size of a lady bug.
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Contributed by
Bill
on 14 October, 2014 - 12:23pm
Last updated 15 November, 2014 - 10:04pm
Moved
Moved from
Aphodius
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v belov
, 15 November, 2014 - 10:04pm
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Moved
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John S. Ascher
, 16 October, 2014 - 7:25pm
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Aphodius sp.
possibly A. distinctus, but cant confirm from these images.
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Blaine Mathison
, 14 October, 2014 - 12:33pm
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Dung Beetle
Blaine, I took your idea of Distinctus and searched it. This is the beetle indeed; Aphodius distinctus
Thanks,
Bill
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Bill
, 14 October, 2014 - 1:10pm
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