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Caterpillar Hunter - Calosoma aurocinctum
Copyright © 2009 Seth Patterson

Caterpillar Hunter - Calosoma aurocinctum
Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, USA
May 31, 2009
Size: 2.5cm
Found several caterpillar hunters out after recent rains in the Rio Grande Valley, can anyone tell if this is a Calosoma sycophanta?

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Contributed by Seth Patterson on 31 May, 2009 - 11:40pm
Last updated 6 October, 2009 - 7:49am

Moved
Moved from Calosoma sycophanta.
… v belov, 6 October, 2009 - 7:49am login or register to post comments

Very nice photo
but do you have a simple dorsal shot?
… margarethe brummermann, 31 May, 2009 - 11:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Added another shot, I hope th
Added another shot, I hope this one helps.
… Seth Patterson, 31 May, 2009 - 11:57pm login or register to post comments

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