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On top of Mnt Lemmon - Mischocyttarus navajo
Copyright © 2007 margarethe brummermann

On top of Mnt Lemmon - Mischocyttarus navajo
Mnt Lemmon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
September 20, 2007

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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 22 September, 2007 - 6:48pm
Last updated 23 September, 2007 - 12:02pm

Great photos!! These pictures
Great photos!! These pictures definitely show the more typical forms of M. navajo with the much darker thorax.
… George Waldren, 1 October, 2007 - 4:56pm

Moved
Moved from Mischocyttarus.
… margarethe brummermann, 23 September, 2007 - 12:02pm

Mischocyttarus navajo
Three other good shots of this new species, like a more gorgeous version of M. flavitarsis. Your comment of last month was right: this species does mimick Polistes comanchus.
… Richard Vernier, 23 September, 2007 - 11:02am

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