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Divaricata on porch floorboards - Dicerca divaricata
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Divaricata on porch floorboards - Dicerca divaricata
Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
June 4, 2007
Showing one of the key traits, the tips of the elytra. Some Dicerca spp. have two teeth at the tip of each elytra, but this one doesn't. This and the elongated nature of the posterior part of the elytra makes me say Dicerca divaricata. I'm always open to correction of course.

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Contributed by Stephen_WV on 9 June, 2007 - 10:28am
Last updated 6 July, 2010 - 11:51pm

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