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Bombardier Beetle

Pheropsophus sp.

Photo by Pradeep Kumar
Published on Project Noah
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Species ID Suggestions

Bombardier Beetle

Pheropsophus sp.

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AgnesAdiqueTalavera
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Indian Bombardier beetle

Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) hilaris (Fabricius 1798)

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Võ Anh Tuấn
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Comments (16)
Võ Anh Tuấn
https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=785887
yeskay
Wonderful spotting Pradeep!
AgnesAdiqueTalavera
Similar spotting from SatyenM: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/10263325

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedJune 17, 2013

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