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Reality check; Pepsis mexicana? - Pepsis mexicana - male
Copyright © 2008 Ron Hemberger

Reality check; Pepsis mexicana? - Pepsis mexicana - Male
Riley Wilderness Park, Coto De Caza, Orange County, California, USA
August 5, 2008
I shot a bunch of Pepsis last year and think I have same usual suspects this time. Have I got this ID right?

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Reality check; Pepsis mexicana? - Pepsis mexicana - male Reality check; Pepsis mexicana? - Pepsis mexicana - male
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 5 August, 2008 - 7:37pm
Last updated 6 August, 2008 - 4:50pm

Probably.
If it was small, then yes, probably P. mexicana...The wingtips should be milky white, though, and I can't make them out in these images. Male specimen.
… Eric R. Eaton, 6 August, 2008 - 3:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks. I should have mentioned it was small.
A photo of another individual indicated milky white wingtips, so we have a winner here: P. mexicana.
… Ron Hemberger, 6 August, 2008 - 4:48pm login or register to post comments

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