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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Scirtoidea » Marsh Beetles (Scirtidae) » Contacyphon-group genera » Contacyphon » variabilis complex (Contacyphon variabilis complex)
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Marsh Beetle - Contacyphon
Copyright © 2006 Tim Moyer

Marsh Beetle - Contacyphon
Medford, (~15 miles east of Philadelphia, PA) Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
August 20, 2006
Size: ~2.5mm
Hair! better focus and lighting

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Contributed by Tim Moyer on 28 September, 2006 - 10:40pm
Last updated 23 October, 2009 - 1:02pm

Moved
Moved from Cyphon.
… v belov, 23 October, 2009 - 1:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Marsh Beetles.
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Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Tim Moyer, 29 September, 2006 - 9:50pm login or register to post comments

Scirtid
If terrorists had a friend held captive but offered to let her go if I correctly guessed the family of this beetle in ten seconds , I would definitely guess Scirtidae. Nice job getting that hair to grow!
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