''Ampedus cordifer'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
click beetle native to western North America.
Adults have a bright orange
elytra with a black patch that looks roughly like a heart. They are most likely to be observed from May through July.
References
Beetles of North America
Insects described in 1849
Taxa named by John Lawrence LeConte
Elateridae
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