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bug - Merope tuber
Copyright © 2016 Larry Clarfeld

bug - Merope tuber
Colchester, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
October 16, 2016
Contributed by Larry Clarfeld on 24 November, 2016 - 11:44pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Nothing else like it. BG's first image from VT.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 24 November, 2016 - 11:58pm

Maybe Merope or a relative?
… john and jane balaban, 24 November, 2016 - 11:50pm

unknown
I feel like I've seen it before, have known what it was in the past, but now I can't even name the order
… Larry Clarfeld, 24 November, 2016 - 11:46pm

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