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Darkling beetle (Platydema ?) - Platydema micans
Copyright © 2009 WonGun Kim

Darkling beetle (Platydema ?) - Platydema micans
Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
June 2, 2009
Size: ~ 3.5 mm
Attracted to the outdoor light. My best guess is Platydema. This guy is very small compared with the one I posted .

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Contributed by WonGun Kim on 2 June, 2009 - 9:13pm
Last updated 2 June, 2009 - 10:33pm

Platydema micans Horn
you did it again, Kim -- congrats!
… v belov, 2 June, 2009 - 10:34pm

 
Thanks, v!
^^
… WonGun Kim, 3 June, 2009 - 1:57am

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