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golden beetle - Paratachys proximus
Copyright © 2013 Mark H Brown

golden beetle - Paratachys proximus
North Liberty, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
July 10, 2013
Contributed by Mark H Brown on 20 November, 2013 - 9:55pm
Last updated 31 August, 2017 - 10:24pm

Moved
Moved from subgenus Paratachys.
… Curt Harden, 31 August, 2017 - 10:24pm

Moved tentatively
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 9 December, 2013 - 9:00am

thinking, Tachys (Paratachys)
however, Trechus quadristriatus would also look more or less like this on a low-res photo
… v belov, 21 November, 2013 - 8:02am

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