Life On A Quarter Acre

Elateridae (Click Beetles)

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I caught one, cooled it down, and took a picture of it's ventral side.

I thought it was dead since it didn't move at all - and then it clicked into the air and got away.

length 14 mm

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Alaus melanops
(Western Eyed Click Beetle)

Ampedus behrensi

Ampedus phoenicopterus

Lacon rorulentus

Ampedus occidentalis