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Silken Fungus Beetle - Atomaria ephippiata
Copyright © 2011 tom murray

Silken Fungus Beetle - Atomaria ephippiata
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
August 20, 2011
Size: 1.6mm
Attracted to black light.
Contributed by tom murray on 21 August, 2011 - 2:14pm

ID confirmed by Colin Johnson: A. ephippiata
… v belov, 22 April, 2012 - 12:28pm

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