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Ocellate Rove Beetle

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Field Notes

Description:

Small copper and black beetle. The elytra are a lot shorter than the abdomen. There is a black spot on the abdomen.

Habitat:

Unknown flowers in old growth forest

Species ID Suggestions

Ocellate rove beetle

Omaliinae
stho002
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Comments (2)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Thank you stho002! I agree it does look like Eusphalerum. Too bad I wasn't able to get better photos to say for sure.
stho002
Possibly Eusphalerum, see: http://bugguide.net/node/view/88941

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PublishedAugust 8, 2013

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