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Tarantula Hawk Mimic - Lytta fulvipennis
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.
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.
… Boris Büche, 2 October, 2007 - 2:41am

 
Lytta fulvipennis
Thank you for the up date.
… Terry Hibbitts, 2 October, 2007 - 8:31am

 
If you find any more,
Stanislav is seeking North American meloid specimens. He's in Chech Republic, eastern Europe.
… Jim McClarin, 2 October, 2007 - 6:20pm

Stanislav Krejcik of Meloidae.com says
he's unfamiliar with this beetle but thinks it is probably Lytta sp.
… Jim McClarin, 10 June, 2007 - 7:10am

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