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Ground beetle 10.05.14 - Stenolophus ochropezus

Ground beetle 10.05.14 - Stenolophus ochropezus
Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
May 14, 2010
Size: ~ 6 mm
Attracted to light at night. My best guess is Stenolophus ochropezus (1).

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Ground beetle 10.05.14 - Stenolophus ochropezus Ground beetle 10.05.14 - Stenolophus ochropezus

Thanks, Peter!
Moved from Ground Beetles.

Stenolophus ochropezus
is indeed satisfied by these three important criteria available to us on BugGuide: image appearance, size, and location. Any significant departure from one gives us pause.

Moved
Moved from Beetles.

looks good
Hope Peter will comment. Your identifications are good, at least to the family level. They might be seen easier by specialists if you post at least at the family level! :)

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