CLOSED: Is this a beetle?

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bebop2 Van Etten, NY(Zone 5a) Nov 16, 2009

Does anyone know what this is? Less than an inch long. It has been unusually mild here this week and insects are flying around that normally would not be seen by mid-November.

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bebop2 Van Etten, NY(Zone 5a) Nov 16, 2009

Here is another view with the wings a little bit open

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Nov 16, 2009

This is a beetle in the family Lampyridae (fireflies); possibly an Ellychnia sp. - see http://tinyurl.com/ylccq3y

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bebop2 Van Etten, NY(Zone 5a) Nov 16, 2009

Thanks, suunto. The link looks exactly the same!

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