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Click beetle

Crepidomenus sp

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

Click beetles have a notched prothorax to abdomen joint and can suddenly release this joint, causing a flick of the body to escape capture. This beetle is more colorful than most of them, with an attractive orange lateral band.

Habitat:

Open forest. Pic #4

Yes, it flew away.

Notes:

https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoftasmaniacoleoptera/suborder-poly…

Reference Links:

http://morwellnp.pangaean.net/cgi-bin/show_species.cgi?find_this=Crepidomenus%2…

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
MartinL
Thank you for the ID Tony Crepidomenus sp http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/20709 http://morwellnp.pangaean.net/cgi-bin/show_species.cgi?find_this=Crepidomenus%20sp.01

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PublishedSeptember 10, 2014

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