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Tiny beetle - Lobiopa undulata
Copyright © 2012 stan gilliam

Tiny beetle - Lobiopa undulata
Oak Ridge, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
May 1, 2012
Size: about 4 mm.
Came to porch light.

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Tiny beetle - Lobiopa undulata Tiny beetle - Lobiopa undulata
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Contributed by stan gilliam on 2 May, 2012 - 9:04pm
Last updated 13 February, 2015 - 4:47pm

Moved
Moved from Lobiopa insularis.
… v belov, 13 February, 2015 - 4:47pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… Brad Barnd, 10 July, 2012 - 12:42am login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 25 May, 2012 - 6:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Lobiopa undulata.
… stan gilliam, 3 May, 2012 - 1:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Now I see that L. undulata and L. insularia are almost identical
Can the difference between the two species be determined
from these photos and others on BG?
… stan gilliam, 3 May, 2012 - 1:12pm login or register to post comments

 
For those two species, it's the eyes that count
In L. undulata, the eyes are short (not as long as the emargination of the pronotum is deep), while in L. insularis they are noticeably longer (as long as the emargination of the pronotum is deep)
Also, L. insularis has a more southern distribution.
… Brad Barnd, 10 July, 2012 - 12:43am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… stan gilliam, 3 May, 2012 - 12:50pm login or register to post comments

Nitidulidae
best fit seems to be Lobiopa undulata
… Guy A. Hanley, 2 May, 2012 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

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