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Darkling Beetle - Platydema ruficornis
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Darkling Beetle - Platydema ruficornis
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
May 23, 2022
Size: 4.5 mm measured
Red-horned Darkling Beetle (Platydema ruficornis), I believe.

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Contributed by leealloway on 23 May, 2022 - 7:24pm
Last updated 24 May, 2022 - 4:05pm

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