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campanicollis? - Meloe campanicollis
Copyright © 2014 Jack Foreman

campanicollis? - Meloe campanicollis
Meramec River bottoms, Franklin County, Missouri, USA
December 25, 2014
Size: 15-20 mm

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Contributed by Jack Foreman on 26 December, 2014 - 6:06pm
Last updated 18 March, 2015 - 3:42pm

Moved
Moved from Oil Beetles.
… v belov, 18 March, 2015 - 3:42pm login or register to post comments

Thanks V.
Don't know if this image will help, not sure what needs to be seen for ID. This is as close I came to a straight on dorsal pic because the telephoto lense I use when birding has a minimum focusing distance of about 10 feet so the only way I could have gotten far enough above it for a good dorsal shot would have been to climb a tree. If this image doesn't help with ID, send it to Frassville.
… Jack Foreman, 26 December, 2014 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks Jack -- it might just do!
no need to explain the technical details -- your photography is excellent even when you use the wrong setup... i, for one, couldn't take a semi-decent picture with all the equipment in the world
… v belov, 26 December, 2014 - 7:57pm login or register to post comments

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