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False Flower Beetle Larva
Copyright © 2010 Cody R. Hough

False Flower Beetle Larva
Little Presque Isle, Marquette Township, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
April 1, 2010
No idea what this is. Found under a rock with plenty of ants and little aphid like creatures. The rock was in a heavily sandy red pine dominated forest. Here is a picture of its "friends" .
Contributed by Cody R. Hough on 4 April, 2010 - 12:54am
Last updated 4 April, 2010 - 5:58am

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… Cody R. Hough, 4 April, 2010 - 5:58am

Awesome!
This is the larva of a False flower beetle, family Scraptiidae. That bulb on the end of the abdomen is a diagnostic characteristic of the family. I'm glad you got this shot, there aren't many images of the larvae.

… Natalie Hernandez, 4 April, 2010 - 1:35am

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