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Another Tenebrionid? - Blapstinus fortis
Copyright © 2014 Gary Griswold

Another Tenebrionid? - Blapstinus fortis
6 mi. W. Sidney, Cheyenne County, Nebraska, USA
June 15, 2014
Size: ~ 7.1 mm
Taken at a rest stop along highway. Believe it's a small Tenebrionid? Confirmation/correction, or further placement would be appreciated.

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Another Tenebrionid? - Blapstinus fortis Another Tenebrionid? - Blapstinus fortis
Contributed by Gary Griswold on 4 December, 2014 - 7:35pm
Last updated 16 March, 2024 - 9:09pm

Moved tentatively
Moved from Blapstinus.
… v belov, 16 March, 2024 - 9:09pm

Moved
Moved from Darkling Beetles.
… v belov, 4 December, 2014 - 8:15pm

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