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Ant-mimic bug - Pamillia? - Liometopum occidentale
Copyright © 2015 Ken Schneider

Ant-mimic bug - Pamillia? - Liometopum occidentale
Izaak Walton Park, Bishop, Inyo County, California, USA
March 15, 2015
Size: ca 3-5 mm
Contributed by Ken Schneider on 15 March, 2015 - 8:32pm
Last updated 17 March, 2015 - 8:42am

Linked photos of ant-mimic mirid -
Pamillia behrensii, are here:

… Ken Schneider, 17 March, 2015 - 9:26am

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… James C. Trager, 17 March, 2015 - 8:42am

 
Great -
thanks so much!
… Ken Schneider, 17 March, 2015 - 9:22am

Moved
Moved from Pamillia behrensii.
… v belov, 16 March, 2015 - 10:39am

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… v belov, 16 March, 2015 - 10:38am

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.

Hoping for an ID on the ants to complement this mimicry thing...
… Ken Schneider, 16 March, 2015 - 7:24am

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