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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Harpalitae » Lebiini » Pericalina » Coptodera » Coptodera aerata
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Small Ground Beetle - Coptodera aerata
Copyright © 2010 Ashley Bradford

Small Ground Beetle - Coptodera aerata
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
July 21, 2010
Size: <1cm
This is the smallest beetle of this form that I've seen. It was high up on my bricks the other night, attracted to my patio lights. Nice iridescent green in the blackness.

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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 23 July, 2010 - 12:16pm
Last updated 9 December, 2013 - 12:38pm

ha! got it! not even a Lebia, stupid me...
Moved from viridis group.
… v belov, 9 December, 2013 - 12:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Cool,
thank you! It sure looks a lot like Lebia to me. I'm impressed. :)
… Ashley Bradford, 9 December, 2013 - 12:48pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm impressed, too ))))))
the problem is, i'm not exactly good at recognizing bugs at odd angles; i'm sure i'd have had it figured out immediately from the 'classical' upright position like here:
… v belov, 9 December, 2013 - 1:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Probably!
Judging from my angle, I was standing on a three-step stool and reaching up to get these photos. Next time I'll have to knock it into a cup and bring it inside!
… Ashley Bradford, 9 December, 2013 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

still not sure what it is...
Moved from subgenus Lebia.
… v belov, 9 December, 2013 - 12:34pm login or register to post comments

might be a nice one; stay tuned
Moved from Ground Beetles.
… v belov, 23 July, 2010 - 1:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Cool
Thanks, I'm curious to find out. I added a posterior shot, too.
… Ashley Bradford, 23 July, 2010 - 1:11pm login or register to post comments

Lebia?
Pretty sure this is a species of Lebia, maybe even L. viridis. Great images as usual :-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 23 July, 2010 - 12:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Eric!
=)
… Ashley Bradford, 23 July, 2010 - 1:11pm login or register to post comments

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