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wingless scorpion fly??? - Apterobittacus apterus
Copyright © 2007 Wendy 10

wingless scorpion fly??? - Apterobittacus apterus
Fairfax, Marin County, California, USA
April 25, 2007
Contributed by Wendy 10 on 4 May, 2007 - 8:03pm
Last updated 5 May, 2007 - 1:02am

We changed the Calphotos url
to a link to make it easier to access. Joyce Gross has a number of wonderful images of this strange creature there.
… john and jane balaban, 5 May, 2007 - 9:59am

Moved
Moved from Apterobittacus.

This time to the correct new guide page (I missed the first time...)
… Chuck Entz, 5 May, 2007 - 1:02am

Moved
Moved to a new guide page
… Chuck Entz, 5 May, 2007 - 1:01am

Apterobittacus apterus
One of California's more unusual insects. See http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE_IMG&query_src=photos_browseimgs_insect_sci&where-lifeform=Insect&where-taxon=Apterobittacus+apterus
… Domingo Zungri, 4 May, 2007 - 11:00pm

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