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Rove Beetle - Lordithon
Copyright © 2007 Ilona L.

Rove Beetle - Lordithon
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
May 28, 2007
Size: ~3-4mm
Goldenrod seem to be the homebase of many small insects. This is one of those creatures that you don't realize look so strange until you can view their photo greatly expanded.
Contributed by Ilona L. on 29 May, 2007 - 12:31am
Last updated 15 December, 2010 - 11:33pm

rove beetle
genus Lordithon. It just sits here, maybe to get a better smell of some mushrooms that may grow nearby (its food).
… Boris Büche, 29 May, 2007 - 3:53am

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