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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Scirtoidea » Marsh Beetles (Scirtidae) » former Cyphon » Unnamed-near-cyphon » "Cyphon" obscurus (Unnamed-near-cyphon obscurus)
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Beetle: 2012.04.05.18611 - Unnamed-near-cyphon obscurus
Copyright © 2012 Jerry Armstrong

Beetle: 2012.04.05.18611 - Unnamed-near-cyphon obscurus
Moccasin Lake, Winston, Douglas County, Georgia, USA
April 5, 2012
Size: approx 3 to 4 mm
Need help with ID. I know this must be a relatively common beetle as I see a lot of them at night, but I would still like to know what they are. Frass if need be.
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Contributed by Jerry Armstrong on 5 April, 2012 - 8:43pm

Moved tentatively; no frassing for you this time :]
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 5 April, 2012 - 8:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Thank you V, I really do appreciate all the help you have given me when it comes to ID.
… Jerry Armstrong, 5 April, 2012 - 8:50pm login or register to post comments

 
pleasure is all mine; you post lovely stuff
btw, how many of your pics did i frass? ballpark?
… v belov, 5 April, 2012 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Three so far
Three so far, but I'm sure there will be more. I have purchased a brand new camera and it takes higher resolution photos, hence some of the insects I have posted may have been posted before but now these photos are better.
… Jerry Armstrong, 5 April, 2012 - 9:21pm login or register to post comments

 
hope i wasn't too harsh...
and congratulations on your new equipment --i'm looking forward to its getting busy!
… v belov, 5 April, 2012 - 9:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Harsh? lol!
Let's see, three images out of 1956 submitted, yep, a bit harsh, lol. If I can keep that percentage up in the future, I'll be one happy camper.
… Jerry Armstrong, 5 April, 2012 - 9:51pm login or register to post comments

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