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Tenebrionidae, dorsal - Alphitobius diaperinus
Copyright © 2012 MJ Hatfield

Tenebrionidae, dorsal - Alphitobius diaperinus
100 Acre Wood, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
August 27, 2012
Size: 6 mm
Black light

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 18 December, 2012 - 11:39am
Last updated 12 January, 2013 - 8:54am

hope you don't mind my flipping it into the 'upright' position
they are so much easier to compare this way...
true for all beetles, btw

Moved from Darkling Beetles.
… v belov, 18 December, 2012 - 11:41am

 
In the future
I'll be happy to oblige.
… MJ Hatfield, 18 December, 2012 - 12:41pm

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