P. wrightii male on yucca stalk - Ptilophorus wrightii

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P. wrightii male on yucca stalk - Ptilophorus wrightii -

Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
September 23, 2014
Size: 7-8 mm

found specimens rather abundantly on old dead yucca stalks and on dead cholla cactus. Females were ovipositing, while males were "cruising".

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Contributed by beetledude63 on 23 September, 2014 - 10:05pm
Last updated 16 July, 2015 - 7:53am

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