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Priocera castanea
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Copyright © 2007
Lew Scharpf
Checkered Beetle? -
Priocera castanea
Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA
June 4, 2007
Size: 8-10 mm in length
Although I could not find a match, I am wondering if this is a type of checkered beetle?
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Contributed by
Lew Scharpf
on 5 June, 2007 - 8:33pm
Last updated 1 August, 2015 - 12:42am
Moved
Moved from
Checkered Beetles
and new guide page created.
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Boris Büche
, 10 January, 2008 - 4:24am
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Yes...
...Priocera castanea.
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Ted C. MacRae
, 9 January, 2008 - 10:33am
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Moved
Moved from
Beetles
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Brad Barnd
, 27 June, 2007 - 8:09pm
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family is correct
thanks for posting a new one!
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Boris Büche
, 6 June, 2007 - 3:43am
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Family is correct
Thanks, Boris, for your comments. Hopefully, we will learn of other groups that have encountered this family.
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Lew Scharpf
, 6 June, 2007 - 7:36am
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looks like Priocera castanea
looks like Priocera castanea
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Dennis Profant
, 8 June, 2007 - 5:04pm
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Looks like Priocera castanea
Thanks, Dennis, for the ID. Are you aware of other images of this species on the internet? I would like to find one for comparative purposes.
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Lew Scharpf
, 8 June, 2007 - 8:03pm
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No I am not, and I have looke
No I am not, and I have looked. I base the ID on a pic from the Checkered Beetles of Ohio. Though I did find info on the net that listed Alabama as a state it's found in.
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Dennis Profant
, 9 June, 2007 - 12:21pm
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