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Black and orange beetle - Galerita janus
Copyright © 2008 Vespula Vulgaris

Black and orange beetle - Galerita janus
Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 8, 2008
found this beetle in the bathroom. it moved very rapidly when it saw movement, and was hard to catch.
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Contributed by Vespula Vulgaris on 8 May, 2008 - 3:42pm
Last updated 17 November, 2009 - 11:39pm

Moved
Moved from False Bombardier Beetles.
… v belov, 17 November, 2009 - 11:39pm login or register to post comments

sure
looks like it! thanks for the ID! gee im glad that i did not provoke it too much being that it sounds like they can spray some sort of acid
… Vespula Vulgaris, 8 May, 2008 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

Carabidae
Reminds me of Galerita, a False Bombardier Beetle.
… Stephen Luk, 8 May, 2008 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

Ground beetle
Genus Galerita.
… Brad Barnd, 8 May, 2008 - 3:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Galerita
Unsure of species as angle does not allow a good judgment of the shape of the head. Either G. janus or G. bicolor.
… Brad Barnd, 16 May, 2008 - 11:07am login or register to post comments

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