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Western Eyed Click Beetle

Alaus melanops

1,311 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 24, February 20, March 21, April 26, May 29, June 100, July 99, August 18, September 21, October 21, November 27, December 21.
United States759
California260
Canada183
Washington129
British Columbia116
Nevada98
Oregon91
Idaho74
Alberta67
Colorado45

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyClick Beetles · Elateridae
GenusEyed Click Beetles · Alaus

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