Micromalthus debilis
Micromalthidae
Wisconsin, USA
Micromalthus debilis
Micromalthidae
Wisconsin, USA
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Beetles often carry delicate flight wings underneath their hard exteriors, and the way that they fold these flight wings for storage differs among the major beetle lineages. Here a beetle from the enigmatic suborder Archostemata demonstrates the rolled-wing that is characteristic of these beetles.
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