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Eustala sp. - Eustala conchlea - female
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Eustala sp. - Eustala conchlea - Female
Santa Barbara County, California, USA
February 28, 2015
Size: ~9mm head+body
Found in grassland in mixed grassland oak woodland habitat

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Eustala sp. - Eustala conchlea - female Eustala sp. - Eustala conchlea - female Eustala sp. - Eustala conchlea - female Eustala sp. - Eustala conchlea - female
Contributed by Alice Abela on 3 March, 2015 - 9:13pm

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One abdominal hump versus three humps separates E. cochlea from E. rosae (the other widely distributed Eustala in California).
… Alice Abela, 3 March, 2015 - 9:15pm

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