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Sphindid - Eurysphindus hirtus
Copyright © 2007 Jeff Gruber & UW-Madison Dept. of Entomology

Sphindid - Eurysphindus hirtus
Eau Claire County Forest, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA
July 16, 2001
Size: 1.5mm
Image manipulation on this pic: Unsharp mask (Amount: 70%, Radius: 3.0 pixels, Threshhold: 0 levels).

Closeup of the scutellum to show the diagnostic punctation. In hirtus the scutellar punctures are about same size and density as those on the posteromedial region of pronotum (per McHugh's 1993 revision of the genus).

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Contributed by Jeff Gruber on 6 December, 2007 - 7:38pm
Last updated 8 December, 2007 - 8:02pm

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