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Minor Male - Phanaeus vindex - male
Copyright © 2007 Scott Nelson

Minor Male - Phanaeus vindex - Male
Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA
Size: 16 mm
Fresh clean metallic green. Nice of this one to put out his antennae for me.
Contributed by Scott Nelson on 4 July, 2007 - 4:39pm

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