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Ant-Like Flower Beetle? - Vacusus vicinus
Copyright © 2017 Jon Hart

Ant-Like Flower Beetle? - Vacusus vicinus
Montrose, Laurens County, Georgia, USA
May 18, 2017
This looks like one to me, but it doesn't visually match anything I could find...
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Contributed by Jon Hart on 11 August, 2017 - 8:28pm
Last updated 12 August, 2017 - 9:36am

thanks again, Don
Moved from Anthicinae.
… v belov, 12 August, 2017 - 9:36am login or register to post comments

Vacusus vicinus
A fair amount of color pattern variation in this species of Vacusus, while confinis is always solid black, and not in the eastern states.
… Donald S. Chandler, 12 August, 2017 - 9:35am login or register to post comments

Vacusus confinis looks like a decent match to me
pls wait for Dr Chandler

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 11 August, 2017 - 8:34pm login or register to post comments

 
You know,
I was originally leaning that way, but not having much experience with this particular beetle put me squarely on the side of caution...
… Jon Hart, 11 August, 2017 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

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