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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Elateroidea » Click Beetles (Elateridae) » Agrypninae » Hemirhipini » Alaus » Texas Click Beetle (Alaus lusciosus)
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Beetle - Alaus lusciosus
Copyright © 2008 Brammarp

Beetle - Alaus lusciosus
Austin - north west, Travis County, Texas, USA
July 31, 2008
Size: 1.5 inches
Found on fence in back yard in Steiner Ranch area of Austin, TX. My 7 yr old daughter is very interested in bugs and would appreciate help with identification.
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Contributed by Brammarp on 31 July, 2008 - 12:33pm
Last updated 10 April, 2012 - 6:24pm

Thank you!
Thank you for your timely & expert responses - my daughter will be happy to have a name for it, no she can't keep it!
… Brammarp, 31 July, 2008 - 1:39pm login or register to post comments

 
But I will move this picture to our guide page
so she can visit it there : )
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 31 July, 2008 - 1:54pm login or register to post comments

It's a click beetle
but not A. oculatus - I think Alaus lusciosus seems to be the best match.

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 31 July, 2008 - 1:07pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree with this one.
I agree with this one.
… Ben Van Allen, 31 July, 2008 - 1:12pm login or register to post comments

Looks just like an Eyed Click
Looks just like an Eyed Click Beetle

You can see more information about them here- http://bugguide.net/node/view/458
… Ben Van Allen, 31 July, 2008 - 1:06pm login or register to post comments

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