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Spectralia gracilipes
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Copyright © 2011
Brad Barnd
Bupestrid -
Spectralia gracilipes
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
May 30, 2011
Size: 10 mm
Found dead in basement.
Found a lot of great stuff down in Kentucky this weekend. Looking forward to sorting thru it all. :)
(Changed specimen in photo after initial posting.)
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Contributed by
Brad Barnd
on 30 May, 2011 - 6:54pm
Last updated 30 May, 2011 - 8:59pm
Moved
Moved from
Metallic Wood-boring Beetles
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Key characters (apex of elytra and last abdominal sternum) match up well.
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Brad Barnd
, 30 May, 2011 - 8:41pm
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check out Spectralia gracilipes
by no means an ID [bups scare me... almost as much as pleurostict scarabs]
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v belov
, 30 May, 2011 - 8:03pm
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bups scare me too
I was looking at Spectralia myself, but wasn't sure. Will check further.
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Brad Barnd
, 30 May, 2011 - 8:22pm
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