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black speck - Rhyzopertha dominica
Copyright © 2014 A.D.Levine

black speck - Rhyzopertha dominica
Goshen, Orange County, New York, USA
August 24, 2014
Size: apx 1.5 mm
Sorting through my birds partially eaten seeds, I found this tiny black speck that moved. On closer evaluation, it turned out to be the attached living creature that was no more than 1-2 mm in length. The image is the best I could get without photomicroscopy but I hope there is enough detail for someone to venture an ID.
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Contributed by A.D.Levine on 24 August, 2014 - 8:42am
Last updated 24 August, 2014 - 8:07pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 24 August, 2014 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

date field needs to be fixed
the industry standard in entomology is mm as body size unit
… v belov, 24 August, 2014 - 1:52pm login or register to post comments

 
microns vs mm
thank you. Change made as required.
… A.D.Levine, 24 August, 2014 - 3:04pm login or register to post comments

 
date field still not fixed
… v belov, 24 August, 2014 - 3:43pm login or register to post comments

 
date field
sorry i miss read date vs data and first corrected units. Date is now correct. sorry for the
confusion, adl
… A.D.Levine, 24 August, 2014 - 5:53pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks for the corrections!
… v belov, 24 August, 2014 - 8:04pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Is the date correct?
… Fyn Kynd, 24 August, 2014 - 12:56pm login or register to post comments

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