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Eropterus trilineatus or Plateros sp.?? Habitat: Rural garden Eropterus,Eropterus trilineatus,Geotagged,Summer,United States,beetle,net-winged beetle,plateros Click/tap to enlarge

Eropterus trilineatus or Plateros sp.??

Habitat: Rural garden

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    Looks close to this one? I never got a BugGuide confirmation, ugh!
    Eropterus trilineatus In a moist valley at the edge of a dense mixed forest.<br /> <br /> Within feet of this observation! I'm thinking the Net-Winged Beetle is a mimic?<br /> Black Firefly (Lucidota atra):<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79786/black_firefly_lucidota_atra.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79785/black_firefly_lucidota_atra.html Eropterus trilineatus,Geotagged,Spring,United States
     Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Hahaha, I'm so grateful that your memory is better than mine! I wonder if they are the same genus at least? The differences I can see are: there's a black spot behind the head on your beetle's pronotum, breaking up the red, the edges of your beetle's pronotum look more pointy (maybe), and your beetle's head pops out further (but, maybe mine is *hiding*). I posted on BG as well, but no response so far. Posted 6 years ago

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The Eropterus trilineatus

''Eropterus trilineatus'' is a species of net-winged beetle in the family Lycidae. It is found in North America.

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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jul 15, 2019. Captured Jul 14, 2019 07:36 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/11.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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