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purplish darkling beetle - Eleodes obscura
Copyright © 2015 Lee Elliott

purplish darkling beetle - Eleodes obscura
Highlands Ranch, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
July 3, 2015
possibly Eleodes obscurus
Contributed by Lee Elliott on 12 July, 2015 - 9:59am
Last updated 21 July, 2020 - 12:27am

Moved
Moved from Eleodes obscura.
… Hisserdude, 21 July, 2020 - 12:27am

Moved
Moved from Darkling Beetles.
… Mike Quinn, 12 April, 2016 - 12:59am

Most likely Eleodes obscurus.
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… Hisserdude, 6 October, 2015 - 1:10am

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