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Darkling Beetle Darkling beetle of some sort&hellip; I&#039;m not sure if I&#039;ll be able to determine exactly which one though. Lol&hellip; there&#039;s 1400 species in North America, most of them in the west&hellip; <br /> update: expertise on BugGuide.net has narrowed it down to genus Stenomorpha, but there are still 70 species and little information to drill down further. Geotagged,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Darkling Beetle

Darkling beetle of some sort… I'm not sure if I'll be able to determine exactly which one though. Lol… there's 1400 species in North America, most of them in the west…
update: expertise on BugGuide.net has narrowed it down to genus Stenomorpha, but there are still 70 species and little information to drill down further.

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  1. View morpheme's profile
    morpheme
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    http://bugguide.net/node/view/164677

    I think this may just be right… the person who posted this to bug guide seems to know their beetles and my beetle has the pointed pronotum that they point out as being a defining factor for this species of beetle.     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View WildFlower's profile
      WildFlower
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      It doesn't look like a good match to me. Besides, the distribution range doesn't match - this species is found in California.
      http://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/356074-Eleodes-parvicollis       Posted 10 years ago
  3. View morpheme's profile
    morpheme
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    After 10 years! Someone on BugGuide ID'd this little guy. Posted one year ago

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Uploaded Nov 2, 2014. Captured Nov 1, 2014 15:51 in Umtanum Ridge Trail, Ellensburg, WA 98926, USA.
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  • X-E1
  • f/1.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO400
  • 50mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.