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beetle - Dyscinetus morator
Copyright © 2007 randy newman

beetle - Dyscinetus morator
Atlantic Beach, carteret County, North Carolina, USA
October 9, 2007
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Contributed by randy newman on 10 October, 2007 - 8:46am
Last updated 12 May, 2009 - 5:48pm

Thanks
Thanks
… randy newman, 10 October, 2007 - 3:09pm login or register to post comments

common
fall sp. in the Carolinas - esp. @ BL
… Phillip Harpootlian, 10 October, 2007 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

Scarab.
It is a scarab beetle. We'll have to wait for Phil Harpootlian to give us something more specific:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 October, 2007 - 2:06pm login or register to post comments

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