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Face-to-Face These two (beetles?) are squaring off and appeared to fighting or mating. Hard to tell the difference. Photo taken in Cornish, NH. I searched the species but it claims no match found for Beetles! Boisea trivittata,Face-to-Face Click/tap to enlarge

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These two (beetles?) are squaring off and appeared to fighting or mating. Hard to tell the difference. Photo taken in Cornish, NH. I searched the species but it claims no match found for Beetles!

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    For what species did you search? For "beetles"? Note that there's 400,000 beetles known to science, you have to know which one this is in order to identify it. Posted 11 years ago
    1. View WildFlower's profile
      WildFlower
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      They are not even beetles, but true bugs... Posted 11 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Slightly better then, 50-80,000 options. And you found it :) Posted 11 years ago
        1. View denelson42's profile
          denelson42
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          WOW! Good work. They are different for sure. Posted 11 years ago

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The Boisea trivittata

The boxelder bug is a North American species of true bug. It is found primarily on boxelder trees, as well as maple and ash trees. The adults are about 12.5 millimetres long with a dark brown or black coloration, relieved by red wing veins and markings on the abdomen; nymphs are bright red.

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Aug 14, 2014. Captured Apr 14, 2014 10:43.
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  • Canon EOS 20D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/800s
  • ISO100
  • 126mm