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Flat Bark Beetle

Cucujus clavipes

Photo by dferris
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Field Notes

Description:

Flat red beetle found under the bark on a dead ash tree.

Habitat:

Deciduous Forest

Reference Links:

Cucujus clavipes, Red Flat Bark Beetle, Family Cucujidae

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
dferris
It is definitely a neat beetle!
Christine Y.
Welcome! It's an amazing beetle - very hardy in cold temps!
dferris
Looks right to me, Thanks!
Christine Y.
Cucujus clavipes. Link: http://www.americaninsects.net/b/cucujidae.html

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Great Lakes Monitoring
Mission
Life of Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois

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PublishedMay 11, 2016

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