What is this? - Lithoseopsis hellmani

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What is this? - Lithoseopsis hellmani

Ramona, San Diego County, California, USA
July 22, 2015
Size: 4 mm

Side of house in Oak woodland. Crawled and hopped. Opened its wings a few times very quickly.

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Contributed by Cynthia Bingham Keiser on 22 July, 2015 - 3:47pm
Last updated 22 July, 2015 - 6:17pm

magnificent beast, Cindy -- thanks again

Moved from ID Request.

… v belov, 22 July, 2015 - 4:08pm

Thank you

So happy to have a couple days off of work to find these critters ;)

… Cynthia Bingham Keiser, 22 July, 2015 - 6:15pm

"Lithoseopsis sp., may be hellmani. I would like to see it."

--E.L. Mockford

… v belov, 29 July, 2015 - 2:51am

Got it!

Just caught one on the side of my house like the previous spotting, Share my contact info to E.L. Mockford for shipment :)

… Cynthia Bingham Keiser, 1 August, 2015 - 3:53pm

Looks like Lithoseopsis hellmani to me

… Chris Mallory, 22 July, 2015 - 3:51pm

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