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Photo#698334
Translucent ground beetle with dark marks - Lebia lobulata
Copyright © 2012 Bob Webster

Translucent ground beetle with dark marks - Lebia lobulata
Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA
August 31, 2012
Size: 4.0-4.5 mm
It was attracted to my porch light.
Lebia fuscata?

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Contributed by Bob Webster on 1 September, 2012 - 9:22pm
Last updated 15 April, 2024 - 1:27pm

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Moved tentatively
Moved from subgenus Lebia.
… v belov, 10 December, 2013 - 4:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Colorful Foliage Ground Beetles.
… v belov, 12 November, 2012 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

Lebia sp.
Looks like both L. fuscata or L. lobulata, but I'm not sure which this is.
… Brad Barnd, 1 September, 2012 - 10:16pm login or register to post comments

 
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I added an image in case it helps with the ID. (I'm not sure what "strong frontal punctation" is.) It can be frassed if it's not helpful.
… Bob Webster, 12 November, 2012 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

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