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Coelioxys - male
Copyright © 2012 Brad Barnd

Coelioxys - Male
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
May 28, 2011
Size: 8 to 8.5 mm
Taken in yellow pan trap between 27.V and 29.V.2011

An attempt to key here led to sayi/moesta/funeraria, but the apical spines seem much blunter and wider on this one.

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Coelioxys - male Coelioxys - male Coelioxys - male
Contributed by Brad Barnd on 8 June, 2012 - 10:13pm

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