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Placonotus modestus This beetle was so tiny - maybe 2 mm long! <br /> <br /> Habitat: Under the bark of rotting hardwood<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/89545/placonotus_modestus.html" title="Placonotus modestus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/89545_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=m3P8%2BC1To98%2B%2By8g%2BdDEm4hfUGE%3D" width="200" height="156" alt="Placonotus modestus This beetle was so tiny - maybe 2 mm long!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Under the bark of rotting hardwood<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/89544/placonotus_modestus.html Geotagged,Placonotus modestus,United States,Winter" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> **The larva is likely a fungus gnat (Family Sciaridae) larva. Geotagged,Placonotus,Placonotus modestus,United States,Winter,beetle,laemophloeidae Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Placonotus modestus

This beetle was so tiny - maybe 2 mm long!

Habitat: Under the bark of rotting hardwood

Placonotus modestus This beetle was so tiny - maybe 2 mm long!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Under the bark of rotting hardwood<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/89544/placonotus_modestus.html Geotagged,Placonotus modestus,United States,Winter


**The larva is likely a fungus gnat (Family Sciaridae) larva.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Superb capture if this is 2mm. And it looks so smooth and flat, almost man-made. Nice find! Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks! It was so small! I wasn't sure if it was a beetle until I enlarged it on my camera's screen. Posted 5 years ago

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The Placonotus modestus

''Placonotus modestus'' is a species of lined flat bark beetle in the family Laemophloeidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.

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Similar species: Beetles
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 3, 2020. Captured Feb 3, 2020 13:54 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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