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unknown beetle - Osmoderma eremicola
Copyright © 2012 marcie oconnor

unknown beetle - Osmoderma eremicola
near West Denmark Church, just west of Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin, USA
July 2, 2012
Came to UV lights.
Contributed by marcie oconnor on 5 July, 2012 - 8:12am
Last updated 5 July, 2012 - 1:30pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Brad Barnd, 5 July, 2012 - 1:30pm

Maybe
… metrioptera, 5 July, 2012 - 8:30am

 
You're fast!
Thanks - that certainly looks like it.
… marcie oconnor, 5 July, 2012 - 9:32am

 
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More likely O. eremicola (Knoch). See An annotated checklist of Wisconsin Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera).
… Jeff Gruber, 5 July, 2012 - 10:36am

 
Thanks..
and that's a good checklist to have in my files. It helps a lot.
… marcie oconnor, 5 July, 2012 - 11:27am

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