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hairy orange click beetle boy... I've been finding some easy ones :p.. only 900 known species and who knows how many uncatalogued in North America. This one actually gave me a second chance. I saw (I think) the same type of beetle a few days earlier in the same area, but lost it before I got a good focused photo. Geotagged,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

hairy orange click beetle

boy... I've been finding some easy ones :p.. only 900 known species and who knows how many uncatalogued in North America. This one actually gave me a second chance. I saw (I think) the same type of beetle a few days earlier in the same area, but lost it before I got a good focused photo.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Is that a dark brown band across its abdomen, do you remember? Posted 2 years ago
    1. View morpheme's profile
      morpheme
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      I have more photos from other angles - It doesn't appear to have any markings, it's a pretty uniform cinnamon color all over. Posted 2 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Thanks. Sorry, no idea how to bring this to species level. Posted 2 years ago
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          morpheme
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          I've put it up over at BugGuide, but I'm not holding my breath... click beetles, unless they have a distinctive pattern, do seem to be tough to ID Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
          1. View Christine Young's profile
            Christine Young
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            It is similar to Agriotes sp., but I'm definitely not confident about that.

            https://bugguide.net/node/view/2107036/bgimage

             Posted 2 years ago
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              morpheme
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              The color and hairiness certainly do look promising. Looks like no one over at BugGuide has had a look yet.. Posted 2 years ago
              1. View Christine Young's profile
                Christine Young
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                Hopefully someone can give you a confident ID. Posted 2 years ago

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Uploaded May 13, 2023. Captured May 12, 2023 16:53 in UW Wetlands, Walla Walla Rd, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
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  • X-E2
  • f/9.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO400
  • 80mm

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