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Dystaxia murrayi LeConte 1866 - Dystaxia murrayi - male
Copyright © 2011 Dennis Haines

Dystaxia murrayi LeConte 1866 - Dystaxia murrayi - Male
Lake Isabella, Kern County, California, USA
May 30, 2011
Size: 15 mm
Found on Ericameria nauseosus apparently scenting the breeze.

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Dystaxia murrayi LeConte 1866 - Dystaxia murrayi - male Dystaxia murrayi LeConte 1866 - Dystaxia murrayi - male
Contributed by Dennis Haines on 31 May, 2011 - 10:47am

what a spectacular oddity...
thanks, Dennis
… v belov, 31 May, 2011 - 12:28pm

Will I make it in time to col
Will I make it in time to collect some of these on my visit?
… Joshua P. Basham, 31 May, 2011 - 12:00pm

 
Its a possibility. This was t
Its a possibility. This was the only one we saw, but its a freshly emerged male. We certainly will be looking for it! It is in the area I planned to take you.
… Dennis Haines, 31 May, 2011 - 12:17pm

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