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Spotted Beetle - Glischrochilus vittatus
Copyright © 2012 Harvey Schmidt

Spotted Beetle - Glischrochilus vittatus
Creighton, Northern, Saskatchewan, Canada
April 19, 2012
Size: ~5mm
I found this little guy crawling around in the compost bin. Ideas?

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Contributed by Harvey Schmidt on 19 April, 2012 - 7:07pm

another nice find, Harvey!
not listed for Saskatchewan in the 1991 Canada and Alaska checklist

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 19 April, 2012 - 7:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
We still have patchy snow on the ground and it's still pretty cold, but I thought I would check the compost bin as that always seems to have something crawling around in it this early in the season up here.
… Harvey Schmidt, 20 April, 2012 - 6:55pm login or register to post comments

 
where i grew up, a couple of Glischrochilus spp. +
+ several other nits, histerids, etc. are all members of the birch sap community, and therefore show up very early in the season
… v belov, 20 April, 2012 - 7:26pm login or register to post comments

 
That would
explain it, because other than that all I found was a couple of small flies. Thanks!
… Harvey Schmidt, 20 April, 2012 - 7:34pm login or register to post comments

 
provincial record confirmed by A.R. Cline
his comment: "this is one of my favorite Nearctic Glischrochilus... great catch!"
… v belov, 20 April, 2012 - 11:43am login or register to post comments

 
Thank You
....
… Harvey Schmidt, 20 April, 2012 - 6:51pm login or register to post comments

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