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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Large Rove Beetles (Staphylininae) » Staphylinini » Philonthina » Philonthus » furvus-group (Philonthus furvus-group)

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Copyright © 2011 Arthur Scott Macmillan

Rove Beetle? - Philonthus

Soquel, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
June 7, 2011

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Rove Beetle? - Philonthus

Rove Beetle? - Philonthus

Rove Beetle? - Philonthus

Rove Beetle? - Philonthus

Rove Beetle? - Philonthus

Rove Beetle? - Philonthus

Rove Beetle? - Philonthus

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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 19 June, 2011 - 11:54pm
Last updated 21 June, 2011 - 5:15am

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… v belov, 21 June, 2011 - 5:15am

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Thanks, guys!

This is a cool beetle up close, but I did not realize when I was shooting the pics.

No comments on the the last frame? Is it just a seed that sprouted? If so, it seems to be wedged in because it is in all of the shots to the degree that that part of the insect is in the frame and in focus.

… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 22 June, 2011 - 1:37pm

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those seem to be fungal fruiting bodies

… v belov, 22 June, 2011 - 1:39pm

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Poor bug!

I can relate!

… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 22 June, 2011 - 1:49pm

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Hello, This is a species o

Hello,

This is a species of Philonthus in the 'furvus' group. In the west there are many species and ID'ing them from a photo is probably a loosing battle.

Cheers,
Adam

… Adam Brunke, 20 June, 2011 - 9:31pm

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mins swithching the images?

it's better to have this one first

… v belov, 19 June, 2011 - 11:55pm

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OK, this one first...

Also, I am adding a few images. Some I will expect might be frassed, however each show slightly more than current frames. I tried removing the green light, and blue fringing on one and it came out looking virtually black and white. The last frame shows something...a parasite? I wish I had a better "portrait". The face does look interesting. There seems to be interesting mouth parts, however, no good shots.

… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 20 June, 2011 - 5:13pm

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marvelous.

will alert Adam

… v belov, 20 June, 2011 - 5:21pm

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