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Vivid Metalic - Ground Beetle - Chlaenius tomentosus - male
Copyright © 2014 James Shelton

Vivid Metalic - Ground Beetle - Chlaenius tomentosus - Male
High-bridge Trail Rice Access, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
April 27, 2014
Size: ~10-15mm long
His Electra has a blue sheen close to the pronotum. Is this Amara - Seed-Eating Ground Beetles?
Contributed by James Shelton on 27 April, 2014 - 7:58pm
Last updated 27 April, 2014 - 9:09pm

Moved
Moved from Vivid Metallic Ground Beetles.
… v belov, 27 April, 2014 - 9:09pm

 
Thanks!
Thanks for the species.
… James Shelton, 27 April, 2014 - 9:50pm

Moved tentatively
Moved from Vivid Metallic Ground Beetles.
… v belov, 27 April, 2014 - 8:56pm

Moved
Moved from Ground Beetles.
… James Shelton, 27 April, 2014 - 8:56pm

Chlaenius
… Brad Barnd, 27 April, 2014 - 8:11pm

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