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beetle
Copyright © 2012 tom murray

beetle
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
May 14, 2012
Size: 2mm
Attracted to lights.
Contributed by tom murray on 14 May, 2012 - 9:11pm
Last updated 28 January, 2013 - 8:34am

Moved
Moved from Acylomus or Stilbus.
… v belov, 28 January, 2013 - 8:34am

Moved
Moved from Shining Flower Beetles.
… v belov, 25 November, 2012 - 12:59pm

Stilbus or Acylomus
Can't see the characters I need to distinguish them. The "speckling" appears to be an artifact (or an aberration) -- I don't know of any NA forms whose punctation appears as prominent as it looks in this photo.
… Matthew L. Gimmel, 25 November, 2012 - 12:21pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 14 May, 2012 - 9:23pm

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