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Blapstinus metallicus
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Copyright © 2013
MJ Hatfield
Tenebrionidae, dorsal -
Blapstinus metallicus
Prairie Haven, Buffalo County, Wisconsin, USA
June 20, 2011
Size: 5+ mm
a sandy remnant hill prairie
Deposited in the Wisconsin Insect Research Collection (WIRC)
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Contributed by
MJ Hatfield
on 18 January, 2013 - 6:18am
Last updated 25 January, 2017 - 2:45pm
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MJ Hatfield
, 25 January, 2013 - 11:48am
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Blapstinus metallicus (Fabricius)
Blapstinus is a go, and the species looks to be B. metallicus (Fabricius) according to Warren Steiner (Smithsonian).
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Dr. Daniel K. Young
, 25 January, 2013 - 10:40am
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hmm... doesn't match either of the 2 spp recorded in WI
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