A <em>Placopterus thoracicus</em> in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/17/2015). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 23706 - Psn: 20)

A Placopterus thoracicus in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/17/2015). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide.

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A <em>Placopterus thoracicus</em> in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/21/2018). Determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 109977 - Psn: 35)

A Placopterus thoracicus in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/21/2018). Determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide.

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A <em>Placopterus thoracicus</em> in Washington Co., Maryland (6/27/2018). Determined by Steve Scholnick and Bruce Tilden/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 127020 - Psn: 40)

A Placopterus thoracicus in Washington Co., Maryland (6/27/2018). Determined by Steve Scholnick and Bruce Tilden/BugGuide.

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A <em>Placopterus thoracicus</em> in Harford Co., Maryland (5/20/2022). Verified by Jessee J. Smith. (Photo ID: 687129 - Psn: 45)

A Placopterus thoracicus in Harford Co., Maryland (5/20/2022). Verified by Jessee J. Smith.

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<em>Placopterus thoracicus</em> in Washington Co., Maryland (6/4/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 390654 - Psn: 66)

Placopterus thoracicus in Washington Co., Maryland (6/4/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Placopterus thoracicus</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (5/31/2023). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1139165 - Psn: 77)

Placopterus thoracicus in Howard Co., Maryland (5/31/2023). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Placopterus thoracicus</em> in Washington Co., Maryland (5/20/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 382247 - Psn: 200)

Placopterus thoracicus in Washington Co., Maryland (5/20/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Placopterus thoracicus in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/17/2015). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

A Placopterus thoracicus in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/21/2018). Determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Placopterus thoracicus in Washington Co., Maryland (6/27/2018). Determined by Steve Scholnick and Bruce Tilden/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Placopterus thoracicus in Harford Co., Maryland (5/20/2022). Verified by Jessee J. Smith. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Placopterus thoracicus in Washington Co., Maryland (6/4/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

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Placopterus thoracicus

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cleridae
Genus:	Placopterus
Species:	P. thoracicus
Binomial name
*Placopterus thoracicus* (Olivier, 1795)

Placopterus thoracicus is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. It is found in Central America and North America.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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^ "Placopterus thoracicus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
^ "Placopterus thoracicus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
^ "Placopterus thoracicus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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Taxon identifiers
Placopterus thoracicus	Wikidata: Q49446309 BioLib: 1228158 BOLD: 600472 BugGuide: 79960 GBIF: 8133156 iNaturalist: 211848 ITIS: 999373 NatureServe: 2.743548 NCBI: 1720807 Open Tree of Life: 5815709

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Placopterus thoracicus (Olivier 1795)

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