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Pill beetle from Jasper 10.07.11 - Simplocaria metallica
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Pill beetle from Jasper 10.07.11 - Simplocaria metallica
Jasper National Park, Alberta's Rockies, Alberta, Canada
July 11, 2010
Size: ~ 3.5 mm
My best guess is Simplocaria elongata.

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Contributed by WonGun Kim on 21 November, 2010 - 9:09am
Last updated 11 February, 2011 - 1:14pm

nice; elongata is almost arctic, and smoother, too
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 21 November, 2010 - 1:30pm

 
Thanks, v!
^^
… WonGun Kim, 21 November, 2010 - 6:21pm

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