Subject: Blue green beetle
Geographic location of the bug: Central NC USA
Date: 03/13/2021
Time: 03:57 PM EDT
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Splendid Earth Boring Dung Beetle
We believe we have correctly identified your beetle as a Splendid Earth Boring Dung Beetle, Geotrupes splendidus, thanks to images posted to BugGuide. According to BugGuide it is “Bright green, purplish black, or sometimes light blue. Pronotum coarsely, unevenly punctate. Elytral striae with distinct punctures.”
Splendid Earth Boring Dung Beetle
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