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Robber in the Rich Woods, eastern N America
Stephen
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Posted on 02-03-2011 11:25
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10 June 2007, rich dark woods, West Virginia USA, elevation 330 meters, resting on a leaf.
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This is a Choerades species. I am, however, not familiar with the USA species.
 
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Looks like Laphria canis group (our Choerades are lumped with Laphria). Females are practically impossible to ID to species.
 
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