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Photo#436392
Beetle ID - Scaphinotus elevatus

Beetle ID - Scaphinotus elevatus
Red Rocks Campground, Teller County, Colorado, USA
August 2, 2010
Size: ~14mm
I think this is a ground beetle, which is where I found it. I put it on a tree to get it to hold still long enough for photos. The elytra were very iridescent.

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Scaphinotus elevatus coloradensis (Vandyke)
nice find!

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Moved from ID Request.

Scaphinotus, i think
must be recognizable

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