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Red-necked False Blister Beetle (Asclera ruficollis)
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Copyright © 2011
Maritima
Orange neck -
Asclera ruficollis
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
April 3, 2011
Size: 6-7 mm
Is it a soldier beetle? Thanks in advance.
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Contributed by
Maritima
on 4 April, 2011 - 4:00pm
Last updated 4 April, 2011 - 7:14pm
The ribbed elytra
are the biggest clue for me.
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Jim McClarin
, 5 April, 2011 - 7:54am
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*
Podabrus tricostatus
also has somewhat 'ribbed' elytra.
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Jeff Gruber
, 5 April, 2011 - 12:46pm
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Thanks, Jeff.
I had never noticed. Of course the round edged vs. flat pronotum would be my second major clue :-)
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Jim McClarin
, 5 April, 2011 - 1:04pm
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Moved
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Blaine Mathison
, 4 April, 2011 - 7:14pm
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Oedemeridae
Asclera ruficollis
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Michael C. Thomas
, 4 April, 2011 - 4:28pm
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