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Darkling Beetle with reddish elytra - Eleodes suturalis
Copyright © 2012 Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara

Darkling Beetle with reddish elytra - Eleodes suturalis
Hayden Green Mountain Park, Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
July 13, 2012
Found in tall grass; elev. 6200 feet; I've seen similar in Arizona, but they are different.

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Darkling Beetle with reddish elytra - Eleodes suturalis Darkling Beetle with reddish elytra - Eleodes suturalis
Contributed by Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara on 2 December, 2012 - 10:25am
Last updated 2 December, 2012 - 11:58am

Eleodes suturalis
A common species on the Plains. We used to call them "Horrid Beetles" when I was a kid, but I don't think you'll find that in a book (?). Some years they would come into the house in the sutumn and pile up behind furniture by the hundreds. The "horrid" part is from the strong odor they can release. They aren't horrid looking - but I think they are kind of pretty.

Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 2 December, 2012 - 11:58am

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