Identification
head kite-shaped; ocelli present but may be hard to see; pterostigma yellowish-brown, bisected by a veinlet.
Key in Carpenter (1936) is more complete than that in Banks ()
Range
w. NA (BC‒CA to AB‒CO‒TX)
(1)Season
A. bicolor in c. TX taken Mar‒May, primarily on
Juniperus ashei(2) Print References
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