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Cercyon sp.? - Cymbiodyta bifida
Copyright © 2012 Jennifer Forman Orth

Cercyon sp.? - Cymbiodyta bifida
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
July 13, 2012
I think this is a water scavenger beetle, genus Cercyon. Attracted to a MVL at the Dedham BioBlitz 2012.

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Cercyon sp.? - Cymbiodyta bifida Cercyon sp.? - Cymbiodyta bifida
Contributed by Jennifer Forman Orth on 17 August, 2012 - 9:32pm

Moved
Moved from Hydrophilini.
… Brady Richards, 17 August, 2012 - 9:57pm

nah, this is something aquatic...
Moved from Cercyon.
… v belov, 17 August, 2012 - 9:43pm

 
Thank you
This is a tricky group for me. I did not get a good enough photo. They are very reflective.

Also, I totally missed that Cercyon was not aquatic!
… Jennifer Forman Orth, 17 August, 2012 - 9:51pm

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