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Pleasing - Ischyrus quadripunctatus
Copyright © 2007 Joe, Entomologist (in training)

Pleasing - Ischyrus quadripunctatus
Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
May 11, 2007
Size: 8mm or so
How are there so few images of this species in the guide... these are incredibly common.
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Contributed by Joe, Entomologist (in training) on 12 May, 2007 - 8:14pm
Last updated 28 May, 2007 - 4:39pm

You may have answered your own question
See http://bugguide.net/node/view/31567#25813

Last time I looked, we didn't have a honey bee for every state. (May just indicate a dearth of photographers.

Also, check for "common" house flies, which I've had trouble shooting, then getting IDed.
… Ron Hemberger, 12 May, 2007 - 8:50pm login or register to post comments

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