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scarab for dinner - Calosoma scrutator
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scarab for dinner - Calosoma scrutator
top of Madera Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
July 26, 2013
Is this Calosoma scrutator? Came to UV light.

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scarab for dinner - Calosoma scrutator scarab for dinner - Calosoma scrutator
Contributed by Joyce Gross on 10 August, 2013 - 12:55am
Last updated 10 August, 2013 - 11:26am

Moved
Moved from Ground Beetles.
… Joyce Gross, 10 August, 2013 - 11:26am

C. scrutator
Yes, as far as I know, it is. Margarethe said they are pretty common in the area, I believe. I got one at Pena Blanca, and, FWIW, it looks just like the C. scrutator I see in NC.
… Cotinis, 10 August, 2013 - 7:43am

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