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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Minute Brown Scavenger Beetles (Latridiidae) » Corticariinae » Cortinicara » Cortinicara gibbosa
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Another very tiny beetle - Cortinicara gibbosa
Copyright © 2013 Marius Aurelian

Another very tiny beetle - Cortinicara gibbosa
Cawston, Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
July 1, 2013
Size: 4-5 mm
A very small beetle. Habitat: apple orchard surrounded by A. tridentata scrubland.

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Another very tiny beetle - Cortinicara gibbosa Another very tiny beetle - Cortinicara gibbosa
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Contributed by Marius Aurelian on 6 December, 2013 - 4:10pm

Moved tentatively; hope Charlene agrees
Moved from Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles.
… v belov, 6 December, 2013 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Outstanding,
that someone can ID to species level this very small individual, considering the low quality of the image. Thanks, your expertise is much appreciated!
… Marius Aurelian, 6 December, 2013 - 4:39pm login or register to post comments

 
i think it's a good photo, showing the texture pretty well
… v belov, 6 December, 2013 - 4:42pm login or register to post comments

 
agreed!
we're gifted by the lack of (known) diversity in that genus here, otherwise we'd be in trouble for these photo IDs :-)
… Charlene Wood, 20 January, 2014 - 11:41pm login or register to post comments

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