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Temnopsophus bimaculatus Horn - Temnopsophus bimaculatus
Copyright © 2015 Mike Quinn

Temnopsophus bimaculatus Horn - Temnopsophus bimaculatus
West Farm, 3 mi NNE Turtle Lake. 45.44111, -92.11678, Barron County, Wisconsin, USA
July 10, 2015
Size: ~2 mm
Det. M. A. Quinn, 2015

coll'ed sweeping (apparently from tall grasses nr. the wetland), BugGuide Gathering_2015

spmn in the TAMUIC
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 30 July, 2015 - 8:03pm
Last updated 2 June, 2023 - 11:59am

very nice beetle
Also saw one of these at DD Kennedy Environmental Area but it eluded me and escaped my net.
… Brad Barnd, 1 August, 2015 - 4:23pm

 
I think it's my favorite of the trip
I caught one or two more along the way. a very nice bug...
… Mike Quinn, 1 August, 2015 - 6:10pm

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