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What species is this? - Padaeus trivittatus
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What species is this? - Padaeus trivittatus
Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas, USA
June 20, 2015
Contributed by Li on 21 June, 2015 - 11:22pm

Moved tentatively... awesome find!
Moved from True Bugs.
… v belov, 22 June, 2015 - 12:22am

 
The placeholder...
and spot-on match for this species from Michoacan, Mexico, vouchered in UMMZ, now removed.
… drswanny, 22 July, 2015 - 2:42pm

 
waooooo! Thank you! It was fo
waooooo! Thank you! It was found on the boot canyon trail in Chiso Mountains
… Li, 22 June, 2015 - 7:10pm

 
no, thank YOU!
in this popular and relatively well-understood group a find like this (large, distinctive, showy bug) will make headline news )))
also, this is easily the first live photo of this bug, at least north of the border --and an excellent one, too.

keep them coming!
… v belov, 22 June, 2015 - 8:47pm

 
experts agree
Dave Rider says, "Yes, I believe this is Padaeus trivittatus. After looking through my notes, I believe that this might be the first record from Texas; it has been recorded from Arizona."
… v belov, 22 June, 2015 - 12:23pm

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