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Meloe - Meloe impressus - male
Copyright © 2014 gmartel

Meloe - Meloe impressus - Male
Glover, Orleans County, Vermont, USA
August 26, 2014
Size: 3/4 inch
Not sure if it is Meloe niger or Meloe dianella, or something else. This is the smaller one (the male I believe).
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Contributed by gmartel on 29 August, 2014 - 5:45am
Last updated 18 March, 2015 - 4:02pm

Moved
Moved from Oil Beetles.
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M. impressus?
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ID confirmed by J.D. Pinto
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Cropped and moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

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