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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Pterostichitae » Chlaeniini » Vivid Metallic Ground Beetles (Chlaenius) » subgenus Chlaenius (Chlaenius subgenus Chlaenius) » laticollis group (Chlaenius laticollis group) » Chlaenius erythropus
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what species？ - Chlaenius erythropus
Copyright © 2012 Li

what species？ - Chlaenius erythropus
Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, USA
May 27, 2012
Size: 25mm

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what species？ - Chlaenius erythropus what species？ - Chlaenius erythropus what species？ - Chlaenius erythropus
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Contributed by Li on 27 May, 2012 - 2:48pm
Last updated 27 May, 2012 - 6:40pm

Moved
Moved from Vivid Metallic Ground Beetles.
… v belov, 27 May, 2012 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

Chlaenius erythropus
size and coloration indicate this species
… Brad Barnd, 27 May, 2012 - 6:01pm login or register to post comments

Chlaenius (s.str.) sp.
again, the oblique angle precludes further identification
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… v belov, 27 May, 2012 - 4:11pm login or register to post comments

 
what angle do you want? I can
what angle do you want? I can take more pictures
… Li, 27 May, 2012 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Recommendations for carabid photo shots:
The chance for accurate carabid identification improves when following the photo tips under section Coleoptera-Family Carabidae-Ground Beetles.
… Peter W. Messer, 27 May, 2012 - 4:20pm login or register to post comments

 
I added two more~
I added two more~
… Li, 27 May, 2012 - 4:48pm login or register to post comments

 
makes all the difference
the first pic alone is basically frassable, but the added angles make it a really nice series.
with some notable exceptions, oblique angles are of limited use for beetle and bug identification; nine times out of ten a dorsal habitus will bring you a more specific and more reliable ID than any other.
is some specific cases, other views may help a lot, such as lateral (e.g., for many weevils, mordellids, a few chrysomelid groups), ventral (histeridae, aquatic groups), or frontal
but the rule of thumb is, always make sure to obtain and post a good dorsal first, then add other angles
… v belov, 27 May, 2012 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

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