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Rain Beetle
Pleocoma LeConte, 1856 Cretocoma Nikolaev, 2002
39.0047, -120.995
Field Notes
Description:
Large, black, flying beetle attracted to light that seems to appear on the first rain of winter.
Habitat:
Sierra Nevada foothills
Notes:
-approximately 1" long
-when on its back, it flips itself over by spreading its wings.
-seems to appear on the first rain of winter
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedNovember 20, 2013
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