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beetle - Placosternus difficilis
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beetle - Placosternus difficilis
National Butterfly Center, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
November 8, 2014

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beetle - Placosternus difficilis beetle - Placosternus difficilis beetle - Placosternus difficilis
Contributed by Theresa Bayoud on 10 November, 2014 - 7:42pm
Last updated 21 February, 2021 - 3:54pm

Moved
Moved from Placosternus.
… v belov, 21 February, 2021 - 3:54pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 10 November, 2014 - 8:09pm

Clytini, I presume
There are at least a couple of similar species:



The experts will be able to sort it out.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 10 November, 2014 - 8:00pm

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