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Pselliopus cinctus
Copyright © 2012 Barbara Thurlow

Pselliopus cinctus
Temple Hills, Maryland, USA
August 11, 2011
Emerging adult

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Contributed by Barbara Thurlow on 22 July, 2012 - 7:33pm

Just wondering...
How do you know it's cinctus? P. barberi also occurs in MD, and I imagine they'd look pretty similar at this stage.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 22 July, 2012 - 7:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Good question. I have many o
I have many other shots of this one, and did a side by side comparison with P. barberi shortly after taking them last summer. I only posted this one photo because it shows the adult emerging. I have now linked another photo of this same adult, taken after the molting was complete.
… Barbara Thurlow, 23 July, 2012 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Ah, well that explains it.
:)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 July, 2012 - 4:09pm login or register to post comments

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