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Darkling Beetle - Tarpela micans TL: ~15 mm. Elongate, blackish beetle with rainbow sheen on elytra. Pronotum coarsely punctate.<br />
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Habitat: Under a rotting log in a rural, wooded backyard<br />
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Habitat: Under a rotting log in a rural, wooded backyard<br />
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Darkling Beetle - Tarpela micans

TL: ~15 mm. Elongate, blackish beetle with rainbow sheen on elytra. Pronotum coarsely punctate.

Habitat: Under a rotting log in a rural, wooded backyard

Darkling Beetle - Tarpela micans TL: ~15 mm. Elongate, blackish beetle with rainbow sheen on elytra. Pronotum coarsely punctate.<br />
<br />
Habitat: Under a rotting log in a rural, wooded backyard<br />
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Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Gorgeous find, Christine! Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, there were several huddling together. It was the first time I've seen this species. Posted 6 years ago

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The Rainbow Darkling Beetle

''Tarpela micans'' is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Christine Young

By Christine Young

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Uploaded Apr 30, 2019. Captured Apr 27, 2019 15:49 in 31 Ferncrest Ave, Coventry, RI 02816, USA.

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Canon EOS 80D
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1/256s
ISO400
100mm

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