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Photo#374492
Alaus oculatus
Copyright © 2010 Frank Guarnieri

Alaus oculatus

Church Creek, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
June 23, 1984
Size: 41 mm
Sorry to clutter to guide, as the last thing we need is another image of the Eyed Elater. But, I thought an image in exact same format as the two A. myops (Photo#374490 and Photo#374491) that I just posted might be useful for contrast? This beetle was found hovering in bright sunlight over a rotten wood pile. A. oculatus is usually seen crawling on, or loudly buzzing over, rotten hardwood logs on hot sunny days. Definitely it is a diurnal species, although A.oculatus does rarely show up at UV lights. In contrast, A.myops is hard to find in the daytime, but is rather commonly attracted to UV lights.
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Contributed by Frank Guarnieri on 3 March, 2010 - 8:03am
Last updated 27 February, 2023 - 3:14pm

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Maryland Biodiversity Project (MBP)
Record/photo added to MBP: http://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/viewSpecies.php?species=10225. First Dorchester record.
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