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Rove beetle

Staphylinidae

Photo by Ismael Chaves
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Field Notes

Description:

Looks like an earwig but i had never seen that coloration

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
LivanEscudero
I think it is a Rove Beetle of some kind, perhaps close to this one http://bugguide.net/node/view/502398

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El mini-mundo de Costa Rica
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Insects of Costa Rica
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PublishedMay 1, 2013

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