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Darkling beetle - Xylopinus aenescens
Copyright © 2009 WonGun Kim

Darkling beetle - Xylopinus aenescens
Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
July 11, 2009
Size: ~ 12 mm
Attracted to porch light. It is similar to , but the pronotum of this guy is shorter. My best guess is Xylopinus aenescens.

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Contributed by WonGun Kim on 11 July, 2009 - 12:46am
Last updated 11 July, 2009 - 9:15am

cool, Kim!
you have the whole shebang over there...
… v belov, 11 July, 2009 - 9:16am

 
Thanks, v!
Without your help including your quick and exact ID, I could not find them.
… WonGun Kim, 11 July, 2009 - 9:43pm

Nice one!
Great beetle!
… Ashley Bradford, 11 July, 2009 - 12:55am

 
It's the first time
that I met this kind of a darkling beetle near night light other than under the bark.
… WonGun Kim, 11 July, 2009 - 1:12am

 
I, on the other hand,
need to start looking under bark; I've never found a beetle there, but mostly because I haven't looked much. I started last week, but haven't found any yet.
… Ashley Bradford, 11 July, 2009 - 1:56am

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