Pill Beetle - Cytilus alternatus

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Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Pill Beetle - Cytilus alternatus

Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
May 4, 2005
Size: ~3mm

I found this little one sunning itself on top of a rock on a sunny but cool day 50 degrees.

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Contributed by tom murray on 9 May, 2005 - 7:47pm
Last updated 13 March, 2018 - 1:05pm

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