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Macrosiagon limbata
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Copyright © 2007
Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City
Flower Beetle ID Request -
Macrosiagon limbata
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My back garden, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
July 26, 2007
Observed on Achillea millefolium.
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Contributed by
Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City
on 1 August, 2007 - 10:15pm
Last updated 6 November, 2007 - 8:28pm
Moved
Moved from
Macrosiagon
.
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Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City
, 2 August, 2007 - 12:30pm
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Beautiful!!!!!
It's a Rhipiphoridae (Wedge-shaped Beetles) belonging to the genus
Macrosiagon
, a beetle whose larvae are parasitic on bee larvae.
This family is a probable link between Mordellidae and Stylopidae.
Very nice!
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Francesco Vitali
, 2 August, 2007 - 4:05am
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Macrosiagon limbata
And I believe the markings are distinctive for
Macrosiagon limbata
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Cotinis
, 2 August, 2007 - 7:28am
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