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Coleoptera-Tenebrionidae-Alaephus-Darkling Beetles (F)

Posted on November 14, 2025 by salvador.vitanza | Full size is 2560 × 1913 pixels

Alaephus

Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Coordinates: 31.335339, -110.938107
Elevation: 3,932 ft
July 7, 2025
Size: 6.2 mm
Attracted to mercury vapor and ultraviolet lights
Determined by Salvador Vitanza
Confirmed by Vassili Belov

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