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Small Iridescent Green-Blue Beetle - Platycerus quercus
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Small Iridescent Green-Blue Beetle - Platycerus quercus
Peachtree Corners, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
April 2, 2019
Observed on exposed root of a White Oak tree. It flew away before I could get a good size measurement but it was in the neighborhood of 8 mm long. Thanks for your help with ID.
Contributed by Preston Chappell on 3 April, 2019 - 9:12am
Last updated 4 April, 2019 - 5:49am

Moved, Platrycerus quercus
Moved from Beetles.
… Blaine Mathison, 4 April, 2019 - 5:49am

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