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jolly fat guy - Caenocara bicolor
Copyright © 2008 Tim Moyer

jolly fat guy - Caenocara bicolor
Medford, (~25 miles east of Philadelphia, PA) Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
June 1, 2008
Size: ~2.2mm
looks like the holidays have been good to this guy. corrections / suggestions welcome :)

came to UV light

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jolly fat guy - Caenocara bicolor jolly fat guy - Caenocara bicolor
Contributed by Tim Moyer on 24 December, 2008 - 10:54am
Last updated 27 September, 2011 - 10:32am

Moved
Moved from Puffball Beetles.
… Tim Moyer, 27 September, 2011 - 10:32am

bicolor
after further review, this one appears to be a male C. bicolor. The max palpi are wide (less than 1.5 long vs wide), and the pronotum has a reddish hue to the black. (male, as the eyes are less than 1 dia appart.)

Corrections welcome :)
… Tim Moyer, 27 September, 2011 - 10:32am

Moved
Moved from Dorcatominae.
… Tim Moyer, 26 December, 2008 - 5:18am

Caenocara
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… v belov, 25 December, 2008 - 4:37pm

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