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Lytta fulvipennis
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Copyright © 2007
Terry Hibbitts
Tarantula Hawk Mimic -
Lytta fulvipennis
near Big Wells, Dimmit County, Texas, USA
May 25, 2007
Size: almost one inch
What species of Meloidae is this? It's amazing how many insects mimic Tarantula Hawks.
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Contributed by
Terry Hibbitts
on 31 May, 2007 - 11:17pm
Last updated 2 October, 2007 - 2:41am
Moved
Moved from
Blister Beetles
.
ID based on
type specimen
from Texas.
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Boris Büche
, 2 October, 2007 - 2:41am
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Lytta fulvipennis
Thank you for the up date.
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Terry Hibbitts
, 2 October, 2007 - 8:31am
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If you find any more,
Stanislav is seeking North American meloid specimens. He's in Chech Republic, eastern Europe.
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Jim McClarin
, 2 October, 2007 - 6:20pm
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Stanislav Krejcik of Meloidae.com says
he's unfamiliar with this beetle but thinks it is probably Lytta sp.
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Jim McClarin
, 10 June, 2007 - 7:10am
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