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Omus californicus intermedius Horn - Omus californicus - male
Copyright © 2009 Dennis Haines

Omus californicus intermedius Horn - Omus californicus - Male
Ash Mountain, 2800' elev., Tulare County, California, USA
March 20, 2009
Size: 23 mm
Hiding under a rock. This is the species most commonly encountered in the Chaparral and lower margins of the Yellow Pine Forest of the Sierra Nevadas.

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Omus californicus intermedius Horn - Omus californicus - male Omus californicus intermedius Horn - Omus californicus - male
Contributed by Dennis Haines on 23 March, 2009 - 1:52pm
Last updated 19 April, 2010 - 7:06pm

Moved
Moved from California Night-stalking Tiger Beetle.
… Dennis Haines, 19 April, 2010 - 12:26pm

Nice find!
… margarethe brummermann, 23 March, 2009 - 2:29pm

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