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Flightless Tiger Beetle (Omus audouini), breeding - Omus audouini - male - female
Copyright © 2009 Mark Leppin

Flightless Tiger Beetle (Omus audouini), breeding - Omus audouini - Male Female
near Salem, Polk County, Oregon, USA
May 24, 2009
Size: ~0.75"
Found in an Oak Savannah with many of its species in close proximity and 2 other pairs breeding too. I'm probably 99% sure on this ID but I thought I'd run it through here first
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Contributed by Mark Leppin on 26 June, 2009 - 11:24am
Last updated 9 July, 2009 - 12:35am

Great find and nice shot.
What was the weather like? I thought I read that these were nocturnal but sometimes diurnal on cloudy days.
… Harry Zirlin, 26 June, 2009 - 11:30am login or register to post comments

 
Weather,
well I believe it was partially/mostly cloudy (I remember a few sun breaks while I was out looking) and these critters were mainly under small pieces of wood.
… Mark Leppin, 26 June, 2009 - 11:55am login or register to post comments

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