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nymph - Mermiria - female
Copyright © 2009 Bob Barber

nymph - Mermiria - Female
Otero Mesa, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
August 3, 2009
M.picta? or something else
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Contributed by Bob Barber on 3 August, 2009 - 3:48pm
Last updated 24 August, 2009 - 1:56pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Barber, 3 August, 2009 - 5:39pm login or register to post comments

I'd lay odds on M. picta or M. texana
The pattern doesn't look right for any other species, but I'm not sure how to tell nymphs of these two apart. It's not too far from mature, being a last instar nymph, so a return trip soon would probably find adults.
… David J. Ferguson, 3 August, 2009 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I'll move to the genus, and I will be visiting this palce again
… Bob Barber, 3 August, 2009 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

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