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Aphodiine Scarab 3 - Colobopterus erraticus
Copyright © 2009 Tim Loh

Aphodiine Scarab 3 - Colobopterus erraticus
Bow River, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
May 30, 2009
Size: 7.5 mm
From pitfall trap baited with rotting meat. This was set in a muddy area not far from the river.

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Aphodiine Scarab 3 - Colobopterus erraticus Aphodiine Scarab 3 - Colobopterus erraticus
Contributed by Tim Loh on 1 June, 2009 - 12:35am
Last updated 15 April, 2011 - 12:07am

Moved
Moved from Subgenus Colobopterus.
… v belov, 1 June, 2009 - 9:04am

A. (Colobopterus) erraticus (L.), i believe
another shmonger from the Palearctic; any AB records yet?
… v belov, 1 June, 2009 - 8:26am

 
Yes :)
For example, here
… Tim Loh, 1 June, 2009 - 9:36am

 
sweet
but the size range they provide for the beetle makes no sense...
… v belov, 1 June, 2009 - 9:54am

 
I agree
I believe it refers to the genus as a whole.
… Tim Loh, 1 June, 2009 - 10:37am

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