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Green Beetle - Scaphinotus tricarinatus

Green Beetle - Scaphinotus tricarinatus
Great Smoky Mountains NP, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
June 12, 2011
Size: about 2 cm
Found at high elevation aroung 6,000 ft under rotting log; this is the best shot I could get before it took off rather quickly under dense leaf litter.

Moved

Moved
Moved from Scaphinotus.

Scaphinotus tricarinatus
is the most likely species, based on pronotum shape and location.

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Moved from Beetles.

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