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Jul 12, 2020 19:06:38   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
This is the focus stacked side view image of the beetle that I posted the face view of earlier. I don't know what species this is so perhaps the side view will help someone identify it for me.


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Jul 12, 2020 19:52:19   #
Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI
 
I suggest this one: https://bugguide.net/node/view/31416
Beautiful lighting!

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Jul 12, 2020 19:56:44   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
No idea. But as usual; I like it.

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Jul 12, 2020 20:05:07   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
I suggest this one: https://bugguide.net/node/view/31416
Beautiful lighting!


Mark, I believe that to be it..! An Undulate Checkered Beetle. Thanks for your expert assistance.

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Jul 12, 2020 20:06:43   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
kpmac wrote:
No idea. But as usual; I like it.


Thanks, Kpmac. Not the prettiest yet far from some of the ugliest ones that I have in the collection.

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Jul 12, 2020 20:33:49   #
newtoyou Loc: Eastport
 
sippyjug104 wrote:
This is the focus stacked side view image of the beetle that I posted the face view of earlier. I don't know what species this is so perhaps the side view will help someone identify it for me.


I cannot say what it IS.
I no longer think Carabid, Not a Clerid, they have capitate or clavid antenna, not filiform.
Tarsi look wrong for Cerambicidae.
This may take some more digging.
Bill

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Jul 13, 2020 09:28:15   #
Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI
 
newtoyou wrote:
I cannot say what it IS.
I no longer think Carabid, Not a Clerid, they have capitate or clavid antenna, not filiform.
Tarsi look wrong for Cerambicidae.
This may take some more digging.
Bill

I was weighing these as well, but gut was saying checkered beetle. When I looked into it I saw that lots of them have rather clavate antennae, which was not a match here. Then I noticed that some checkered beetles had rather filiform/serrate antennae like this one.

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Jul 13, 2020 12:41:09   #
Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona
 
Another great one Sippy.

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Jul 13, 2020 13:43:44   #
raymondh Loc: Walker, MI
 

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Jul 13, 2020 13:55:08   #
newtoyou Loc: Eastport
 
sippyjug104 wrote:
This is the focus stacked side view image of the beetle that I posted the face view of earlier. I don't know what species this is so perhaps the side view will help someone identify it for me.


I just spent an hour or so listening to Loreena McKennitt, and compairing keys to the beetle.
Antenna, antenna insertion, and tarsi all fit Clerid.
I had to clarify antenna types to myself.
Some confusion on my part, sooo close, but slight differences.
Mark,👍👍👍
Gary, later.
Bill

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Jul 13, 2020 17:57:42   #
JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles
 
Another beautiful photograph.

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Jul 13, 2020 20:44:50   #
Muddyvalley Loc: McMinnville, Oregon
 
This one really looks great on download. As all of yours do. You do have the lighting perfected!

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Jul 13, 2020 22:22:12   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Curmudgeon wrote:
Another great one Sippy.


Thanks for dropping by and viewing.

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Jul 13, 2020 22:22:53   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
raymondh wrote:


Thanks for the reply.

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Jul 13, 2020 22:23:37   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
newtoyou wrote:
I just spent an hour or so listening to Loreena McKennitt, and compairing keys to the beetle.
Antenna, antenna insertion, and tarsi all fit Clerid.
I had to clarify antenna types to myself.
Some confusion on my part, sooo close, but slight differences.
Mark,👍👍👍
Gary, later.
Bill


Thanks, Bill. All of the head-scratching is the fun part.

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