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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Darkling Beetles (Tenebrionidae) » Pimeliinae » Cnemeplatiini » Lepidocnemeplatia » Lepidocnemeplatia sericea
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Lepidocnemeplatia sericea? - Lepidocnemeplatia sericea
Copyright © 2018 Salvador Vitanza

Lepidocnemeplatia sericea? - Lepidocnemeplatia sericea
Madera Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
May 25, 2018
Size: 3 mm
UAIC-1159837
Attracted to mercury vapor and ultraviolet lights
Coordinates: 31.712894, -110.875016

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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 13 June, 2018 - 6:15pm
Last updated 3 January, 2024 - 5:25pm

Yup, nice find!
Moved from Darkling Beetles.
… Hisserdude, 13 June, 2018 - 11:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you again
When I first saw it at my lights, I thought it was a small Heteroceridae, but grabbed it to be sure. Lucky night.
… Salvador Vitanza, 13 June, 2018 - 11:14pm login or register to post comments

 
No problem!
They are pretty unique looking for a Tenebrionid, can easily be mistaken for some other beetle groups, (especially Heteroceridae).
… Hisserdude, 13 June, 2018 - 11:18pm login or register to post comments

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