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Ground Beetle - Chlaenius tricolor
Copyright © 2005 bughunter

Ground Beetle - Chlaenius tricolor
Grant County, Kentucky, USA
April 6, 2005
Contributed by bughunter on 7 April, 2005 - 3:51pm
Last updated 23 December, 2017 - 9:29pm

Moved
Moved from nemoralis group.
… v belov, 23 December, 2017 - 9:29pm

Moved
Moved from subgenus Chlaeniellus.
… v belov, 9 December, 2012 - 1:05am

Moved
Moved from Chlaenius aestivus. C. aestivus would have different dimensions of the 3rd/4th antennal segments. This is likely either C. tricolor or C. nemoralis.
… Brad Barnd, 16 October, 2011 - 8:18pm

Chlaenius aestivus Say
Moved from Vivid Metallic Ground Beetles.
… v belov, 12 May, 2009 - 3:52am

Ground beetle.
This is a ground beetle in the genus Chlaenius. Careful, they give off a really obnoxious and penetrating odor:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 7 April, 2005 - 3:53pm

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