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Photo#89638
tiny yellow-tail ground beetle - Mioptachys flavicauda

tiny yellow-tail ground beetle - Mioptachys flavicauda
Windham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
December 2, 2006
Size: about 2.2 mm
This is by far the most prevalent under-bark ground beetle in my experience, especially common under oak bark. This one, however, was sifted from hand-shredded moss samples I had collected in a large bag.

I think these images are a slight improvement over my prior postings of this species.

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