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Copyright © 2006 gehan gehale

Checker Beetle - Enoclerus nigripes

Chicago, Illinois, USA
April 9, 2006

Black-Legged Checker Beetle. Enoclerus nigripes nigripes (name taken from guide, not sure if correct)
Found in a short grassy clearing in the middle of a wooded area. I was walking though the clearing holding a bug net close to the ground trying to find a flower scarab that I was following when I noticed someting tiny crawling on the lip of the net. Took a few photos then it flew off...

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Contributed by gehan gehale on 10 April, 2006 - 10:11pm
Last updated 11 June, 2008 - 3:04am

Moved

Moved from Enoclerus.

… Eric R. Eaton, 11 June, 2008 - 3:04am

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Thanks for the move eric.. So

Thanks for the move eric.. Sorry I haven't been active lately.. busy with work and school...

… gehan gehale, 11 June, 2008 - 10:44am

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Enoclerus nigripes

My opinion is that this is a Enoclerus nigripes. E. quadriguttatus has a more southern distribution. Also the subject in your photo has the concave arc pattern across the elytra that is characteristic of E. nigripes.

… Jason D. Roberts, 2 May, 2007 - 7:38pm

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Could also be.......

Enoclerus quadriguttatus. See here.. I'm not sure how to tell the difference between the two. Does anyone know?

… Matthew Roth, 26 April, 2006 - 3:54pm

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Actually I believe this is E

Actually I believe this is Enoclerus quadriguttatus. At least is looks right on to me. The guide page doesn't go deep enough so I put it at the Enoclerus level...

-Gehan Gehale

… gehan gehale, 26 April, 2006 - 4:16pm

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Nice find!

Can you add some more information to the date and location fields for these images. The more information you post with the images, the more useful they will be in the guide. Thanks

… john and jane balaban, 11 April, 2006 - 6:07pm

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No problem, I just noticed t

No problem, I just noticed that the date field doesn't automaticlly set to the date of the posting. It used to set automaticlly.. I'll add any relevent info I can provide.

Thanks for the tip.
-Gehan Gehale

… gehan gehale, 11 April, 2006 - 8:16pm

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