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Beetle 03.17.2009 189 - Necrophilus pettiti
Copyright © 2009 Jerry Armstrong

Beetle 03.17.2009 189 - Necrophilus pettiti
Moccasin Lake, Winston, Douglas County, Georgia, USA
March 17, 2009
Need help with ID.
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Contributed by Jerry Armstrong on 19 March, 2009 - 6:49pm

Caked with debris?
I am assuming that it is partly covered in debris here, and that it is actually uniformly reddish brown in color?
… Eric R. Eaton, 20 March, 2009 - 2:05pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 19 March, 2009 - 7:42pm login or register to post comments

Necrophilus pettiti Horn, 1880
nice!!!
… v belov, 19 March, 2009 - 7:40pm login or register to post comments

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