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Unknown red and black beetle - Lygaeus kalmii
Copyright © 2017 mitchflick

Unknown red and black beetle - Lygaeus kalmii
Mount Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
May 27, 2013
I have searched several guides, including Stephen Marshall's, and come up with nothing. The markings are so distinctive that I am puzzled how I have come up empty.
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Contributed by mitchflick on 16 February, 2017 - 6:37pm
Last updated 16 February, 2017 - 10:15pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Image cropped for placement.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 16 February, 2017 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

Lygaeus kalmii nymph…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 16 February, 2017 - 6:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Wow, that was fast and satisf
Wow, that was fast and satisfying to finally know, thanks much
… mitchflick, 16 February, 2017 - 9:08pm login or register to post comments

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