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Oil Beetle

Meloe sp.

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Field Notes

Notes:

Was spotted digging in dirt near USAO in Chickasha

Thank you Latimeria for the ID! =)

Species ID Suggestions

Oil Beetle

Meloe sp.

Comments (3)

nice spot Cammie. Welcome to Project Noah!
Hi Cammie, please can you add the scientific name to this (Meloe sp.) & make sure you include it on your other spottings when they are identified. This is important as the system uses this information to link similar spottings & is also how we generate scientific data from the site. Thanks!
Looks like a pregnant female, judging from that abdomen.

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PublishedJanuary 2, 2012

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