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Lordotus planus - female
Copyright © 2007 Hartmut Wisch

Lordotus planus - Female
Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area, Los Angeles County, California, USA
May 3, 2007
Size: 6 mm
Taking nectar in Chorizanthe staticoides flowers. Pile and wing venation resembles L. planus , but this might be another species; not sure yet.
P.S. Indeed L. planus ; ID confirmed by Neal Evenhuis.
Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 5 May, 2007 - 7:20pm
Last updated 14 May, 2007 - 6:58pm

Moved
Moved from Lordotus.
… Hartmut Wisch, 14 May, 2007 - 6:43pm

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