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Eastern Eyed Click Beetle

Alaus oculatus

28,455 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 North Carolina.January 216, February 260, March 240, April 385, May 781, June 648, July 401, August 177, September 228, October 224, November 174, December 199.
United States25,505
North Carolina3,811
Virginia2,410
Maryland2,027
Georgia1,646
New York1,553
Canada1,443
Ontario1,336
Pennsylvania1,235
South Carolina1,170

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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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