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Ptinidae, Death-watch Beetle, dorsal - Ptilinus ruficornis - male
Copyright © 2018 MJ Hatfield

Ptinidae, Death-watch Beetle, dorsal - Ptilinus ruficornis - Male
100 Acre Wood, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
January 26, 2018
Size: 3.4 mm
Every so often an interesting insect is meandering about the house. This one probably came from the split wood, mostly oak, for the wood stove.

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Ptinidae, Death-watch Beetle, dorsal - Ptilinus ruficornis - male Ptinidae, Death-watch Beetle, lateral - Ptilinus ruficornis - male Ptinidae, Death-watch Beetle, frontal - Ptilinus ruficornis - male Ptinidae, Death-watch Beetle, ventral - Ptilinus ruficornis - male
Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 10 February, 2018 - 5:59pm

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