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Brown Rove Beetle - Platydracus maculosus This beauty was about 35 mm long and had gorgeous blue hindwings!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/91991/brown_rove_beetle_-_platydracus_maculosus.html" title="Brown Rove Beetle - Platydracus maculosus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/91991_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1718236810&Signature=xDpsT7T4f7voNlqnGc9EFW4YPp4%3D" width="200" height="148" alt="Brown Rove Beetle - Platydracus maculosus This beauty was about 35 mm long and had gorgeous blue hindwings!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/91990/brown_rove_beetle_-_platydracus_maculosus.html Brown Rove Beetle,Geotagged,Platydracus maculosus,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Brown Rove Beetle,Geotagged,Platydracus,Platydracus maculosus,Spring,United States,beetle,rove beetle Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Brown Rove Beetle - Platydracus maculosus

This beauty was about 35 mm long and had gorgeous blue hindwings!

Habitat: Deciduous forest

Brown Rove Beetle - Platydracus maculosus This beauty was about 35 mm long and had gorgeous blue hindwings!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/91990/brown_rove_beetle_-_platydracus_maculosus.html Brown Rove Beetle,Geotagged,Platydracus maculosus,Spring,United States

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  1. View Pudding4brains's profile
    Pudding4brains
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    Wow - fantastic detail - great shot Christine! :o) Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks Arp! These are usually so quick to escape! I got lucky that this one posed long enough for me to get a couple shots. Posted 4 years ago
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    Patomarazul
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    Beautiful! Posted 4 years ago
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      Christine Young
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      Thanks and agreed :) Posted 4 years ago
  5. View Paul Dirksen's profile
    Paul Dirksen
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    Well done Christine. Posted 4 years ago
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      Christine Young
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      Thanks Paul! Posted 4 years ago

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The Brown Rove Beetle

A species of beetle in the Staphylinidae family.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Apr 4, 2020. Captured Apr 4, 2020 12:51 in Main St S Southbury Plaza Shopping Ctr, Southbury, CT 06488, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/128s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm

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