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beetle - Eleodes sponsa
Copyright © 2010 Matt Edmonds

beetle - Eleodes sponsa
Albequerque, New Mexico, USA
March 5, 2010
Size: 1.5 inches
ID please?

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beetle - Eleodes sponsa beetle - Eleodes sponsa
Contributed by Matt Edmonds on 23 March, 2010 - 8:25am
Last updated 9 February, 2024 - 3:32pm

Moved
Moved from Desert Stink Beetles.
… v belov, 9 February, 2024 - 3:32pm

E. sponsa
Punctures muricate.
… eleodesthermopolis, 1 February, 2024 - 6:37pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Matt Edmonds, 23 March, 2010 - 10:24am

Great photo
what you have here is a Darkling Beetle
… Daniel Harris, 23 March, 2010 - 10:16am

 
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Thanks guys! I'll move it.
… Matt Edmonds, 23 March, 2010 - 10:21am

Eleodes sp.
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… Blaine Mathison, 23 March, 2010 - 8:28am

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