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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Tiger Beetles (Cicindelinae) » Blunt-lipped Tiger Beetles (Amblycheilini) » Night-stalking Tiger Beetles (Omus) » Greater Night-stalking Tiger Beetle (Omus dejeanii)
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On the beach - Omus dejeanii - male - female
Copyright © 2016 john and jane balaban

On the beach - Omus dejeanii - Male Female
Yachats, Lincoln County, Oregon, USA
May 23, 2016
Size: 20 and 21 mm
Found these about 20 ft apart on the beach in the evening. When I put them in the same container for later imaging, the second grabbed the first immediately. Must have been on the beach looking for her!

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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 12 June, 2016 - 4:29pm
Last updated 13 June, 2016 - 4:02pm

Moved, I agree with mantisboy...
Moved from Night-stalking Tiger Beetles.
… Hisserdude, 13 June, 2016 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

Pitted elytra + NW = Omus dejeanii
… Alex Harman, 13 June, 2016 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

Moved, mating Omus sp, nice find!
Moved from Beetles.
… Hisserdude, 12 June, 2016 - 5:08pm login or register to post comments

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