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Buttercup Oil Beetle - Meloe americanus
Copyright © 2024 tom murray

Buttercup Oil Beetle - Meloe americanus
Blackwater Falls State Park, Tucker County, West Virginia, USA
May 15, 2024
Identified from specimen by Brad Barnd.
Contributed by tom murray on 31 May, 2024 - 8:00pm

Meloe americanus Leach, male
ID from voucher specimen, thanks Tom.
… Brad Barnd, 3 July, 2024 - 5:40pm

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