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Poplar Click Beetle

Ampedus apicatus

173 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Quebec.January 2, February 2, March 3, April 7, May 13, June 8, July 7, August 6, September 6, October 5, November 3, December 2.
Canada209
Quebec64
United States59
Ontario46
New York33
Saskatchewan26
Nunavut24
New Brunswick12
Manitoba9
Michigan8

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
GenusAmpedus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Poplar Click Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.