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Megalodacne heros
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Copyright © 2016
Charles Wilder
Orange and Black Beetle -
Megalodacne heros
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
June 27, 2006
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Contributed by
Charles Wilder
on 20 February, 2016 - 12:15pm
Last updated 23 February, 2016 - 4:28am
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Boris Büche
, 23 February, 2016 - 4:28am
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Moved tentatively to Megalodacne fasciata
I cannot make out the rows of punctures on the elytra (+ fasciata/- heros) but the width of the lateral pronotal margin looks more like fasciata.
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Blaine Mathison
, 20 February, 2016 - 1:36pm
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Megalodacne fasciata
I'm pretty sure as I've had to have this one IDed for myself. I'll let someone else say for sure. M. heros looks incredibly similar.
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Christopher Garza
, 20 February, 2016 - 1:20pm
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