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Dung Beetle? - Melanocanthon nigricornis
Copyright © 2010 Andrew Meeds

Dung Beetle? - Melanocanthon nigricornis
Little Point Sable (Wooded Area On Lake Michigan), Oceana County, Michigan, USA
July 11, 2010
Found this little guy in the sand. Some kind of dung beetle? Thanks!
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Contributed by Andrew Meeds on 18 July, 2010 - 9:54am
Last updated 18 July, 2010 - 11:58am

Moved
New state record for the guide.
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Moved
Moved from Stereopalpus.

Sorry, I added it to an old image from this location to get the location data since I have a new computer.
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