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Ground Beetle

Calleida punctata

Photo by Kyle A
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Field Notes

Description:

About 1/4 inch long.

Habitat:

Spotted on a bush on the edge of a cultivated field.

Species ID Suggestions

Ground beetle

Calleida punctata

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BugEric
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Comments (4)
stho002
Yeah, definitely Calleida punctata
Kyle A
Thank you very much BugEric. I do believe that's it.
Kyle A
Thank you. That does look like it. I had a terribly difficult time getting it into focus.
stho002
Hard to tell from photo, but could be this: http://bugguide.net/node/view/20563

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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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Beetles!
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New England Arthropods
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Mission
Insects of New England

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PublishedOctober 2, 2013

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