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black-spotted brown beetle - Mycetophagus punctatus
Copyright © 2006 Robin McLeod

black-spotted brown beetle - Mycetophagus punctatus
Ailsa Craig, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
July 3, 2006
Size: about 6 mm
attracted to light
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 6 July, 2006 - 10:12am
Last updated 7 May, 2012 - 6:37pm

Hairy Fungus Beetle
Mycetophagus punctatus

We have two of these in Recent category.
… Jim McClarin, 6 July, 2006 - 5:00pm

 
Mycetophagus punctatus
Thanks for the ID, Jim. Image moved from Coleoptera page to species page, and some info added to Guide.
… Robin McLeod, 7 July, 2006 - 3:01am

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