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Merothripidae - Merothrips floridensis

Merothripidae - Merothrips floridensis
Mont St-Hilaire, Montérégie County, Quebec, Canada
August 30, 2012

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Moved
Moved from Merothrips.

Moved tentatively: Merothrips is the only genus recorded in NA
...and the only one globally known to occur outside the tropics

Moved from Merothripidae.

 
Merothrips floridensis
I've got it identified by a specialist (Eric Maw) at the Canadian National Collection in Ottawa.

Moved
Moved from Thrips.

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Is it me?
Or does that resemble a Cat-faced Pagan Goddess who is holding her antennae with two of her six legs?

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