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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Pterostichitae » Chlaeniini » Vivid Metallic Ground Beetles (Chlaenius) » subgenus Chlaenius (Chlaenius subgenus Chlaenius) » laticollis group (Chlaenius laticollis group) » Chlaenius erythropus
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orange-legged bluish beetle - Chlaenius erythropus
Copyright © 2020 Robin McLeod

orange-legged bluish beetle - Chlaenius erythropus
LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida, USA
March 25, 2007
came to light
resembles some Loxandrus and maybe others in the Guide.
Incidentally the Info page for that genus says "move pics delete page" but gives no details.
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Contributed by Robin McLeod on 13 November, 2020 - 11:47am
Last updated 4 June, 2025 - 6:03pm

Moved
Moved from laticollis group.
… Curt H., 4 June, 2025 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved tentatively
Moved from subgenus Chlaenius.
… v belov, 25 July, 2021 - 12:25am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Vivid Metallic Ground Beetles.
… v belov, 12 December, 2020 - 6:52pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ground Beetles.
… Blaine Mathison, 13 November, 2020 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Blaine.
I'd forgotten about Chlaenius, which I've seen in Ontario.
… Robin McLeod, 13 November, 2020 - 12:30pm login or register to post comments

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