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Piezogaster calcarator
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Copyright © 2009
Scott Justis
Bug ID -
Piezogaster calcarator
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
September 21, 2008
Size: ~18mm (body)
Feeding on prickly wild lettuce plant. Took quite a few images of this beautiful bug. Got a little carried away :^)
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Contributed by
Scott Justis
on 9 January, 2009 - 8:03pm
Last updated 23 January, 2009 - 5:47pm
Moved
Moved from
True Bugs
. Hairy antennae separate it from Euthochtha.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 23 January, 2009 - 5:47pm
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Mamurius ?
Not an expert.
No! Euthochtha?
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WonGun Kim
, 9 January, 2009 - 8:10pm
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Thanks
I looked through some of the images in Genus Euthochtha, but I am far from an expert. I just can't be confident of a match. Hmmm...
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Scott Justis
, 9 January, 2009 - 11:22pm
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Euthochtha or Piezogaster.
Females of those two genera are tough to tell apart superficially.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 11 January, 2009 - 9:19pm
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