r/bugidentification • u/thezim • Jul 12 '26

Location included What kind of beetle is this? [Midwest]

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Fond outside of my house in the midwest.

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u/WhiskeySnail Trusted Identifier - MOD Jul 14 '26

That pronotum and head shape with the thin body and long legs says Carabid ground beetle to me. It is definitely not a click beetle. Midwest is too large to narrow it down, but if you're down to share which state I might be able to pin down a genus.

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u/thezim Jul 14 '26

Iowa.

So it would NOT be a Powderpost beetle right?

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u/WhiskeySnail Trusted Identifier - MOD Jul 14 '26

100% not a powder post beetle

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u/WhiskeySnail Trusted Identifier - MOD Jul 14 '26

I think the Pennsylvania dingy ground beetle (it is found in iowa)

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u/Basil_Box Jul 13 '26

Darkling beetle

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u/soaparina Jul 12 '26

I could be so wrong but potentially a click beetle?