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Fitchiella melichari
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Copyright © 2010
Andy Calderwood
Dark Piglet -
Fitchiella melichari
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Santa Paula area, Toland Park, Ventura County, California, USA
February 23, 2010
Size: 4 mm
The flanged front shins suggest this genus. Behold the proverbial odd bug.
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Contributed by
Andy Calderwood
on 24 February, 2010 - 9:52pm
Last updated 5 March, 2010 - 12:41am
Moved
Moved from
Fitchiella
.
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Harsi S. Parker
, 5 March, 2010 - 12:41am
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Moved
Moved from
Caliscelis
.
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Andy Calderwood
, 4 March, 2010 - 10:46pm
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Awesome find, Andy!
I confess... I'm a little jealous. The odder the insect, the more I tend to like them. :-)
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Harsi S. Parker
, 25 February, 2010 - 9:15pm
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Oddities
Thanks for the kudos. I find that when I come across the most bizarrely constructed insects, they tend to turn out to be either fulgorids or limacodids.
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Andy Calderwood
, 25 February, 2010 - 9:40pm
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