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Wild Side: Checkered beetles

Summary by MV Times
A typical Clerid beetle, photographed in southern France in 2016. – Matt PelikanAn adult southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis. – Matt PelikanAn adult Thanasimus dubius, found in a bird bath in Tisbury. – Matt Pelikan A recent communication from a friend in Vineyard Haven provided an excuse to write about a group of beetles that has long fascinated me: the so-called “checkered beetles” constituting the taxonomic family Cleridae. My friend…
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MV Times broke the news on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
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