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A Tarantula Hawk mimic? - Tragidion densiventre - female
Copyright © 2007 margarethe brummermann

A Tarantula Hawk mimic? - Tragidion densiventre - Female
Lower Madera Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
August 2, 2007
In The mesquite grass land area.
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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 19 August, 2007 - 2:25pm
Last updated 28 January, 2009 - 3:10pm

Moved
Moved from Tragidion deceptum.
… margarethe brummermann, 27 January, 2009 - 6:15pm login or register to post comments

Tragidion densiventre...
...females of which are distinguished from T. deceptum by their costae somewhat curved inward to the suture and the narrow black basal band on the elytra. This species occurs in lower desert habitats, while T. deceptum occurs at higher montane elevations, although the two species can co-occur (even feeding on the same shrubs) in zones of contact.
… Ted C. MacRae, 27 January, 2009 - 2:34pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Tragidion.
… margarethe brummermann, 27 January, 2009 - 1:37pm login or register to post comments

Tragidion annulatum
The is the female of the species. Note the black integument and the red-orange elytra.
… Dennis Haines, 6 December, 2007 - 3:53pm login or register to post comments

Tragidion spp...
...are dead on Pepsis mimics. I'm not sure which species this is - there are several in AZ, including at least one undescribed.
… Ted C. MacRae, 21 August, 2007 - 11:27am login or register to post comments

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