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Tiny Robber - Dioctria hyalipennis
Copyright © 2006 john and jane balaban

Tiny Robber - Dioctria hyalipennis
Balaban yard, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, USA
June 20, 2006
Size: ~8mm
Found this little guy resting on Trillium recurvatum under the oak in the front yard. Didn't realize robbers could be so small!

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Tiny Robber - Dioctria hyalipennis Tiny Robber - Dioctria hyalipennis
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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 20 June, 2006 - 10:24pm
Last updated 11 June, 2007 - 11:43pm

Moved
Moved from Dioctria.
… john and jane balaban, 11 June, 2007 - 11:43pm login or register to post comments

Robber
Looks like another Dioctria/Eudioctria species. Really fine capture of this one in alert position.
… Herschel Raney, 20 June, 2006 - 10:27pm login or register to post comments

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