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Sphenophorus A - Sphenophorus destructor
Copyright © 2017 Rich Kelly

Sphenophorus A - Sphenophorus destructor
Ft. Tilden, Queens County, New York, USA
June 7, 2017
Size: 7 mm
Found on ocean beach.

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Contributed by Rich Kelly on 17 June, 2017 - 9:52am
Last updated 7 October, 2018 - 9:20pm

Moved tentatively
Moved from Billbugs.
… v belov, 7 October, 2018 - 9:20pm

did you save the specimen?
if so, please replace this pic by a straight dorsal view, and add a profile shot of the forebody

could be one of less common spp., but the angle here is tantalizing...
… v belov, 3 August, 2018 - 7:50pm

 
Does this help? I can't get
Does this help? I can't get much more detail in these photos.
Do you want me to mail you this and the other curcs from that lot? I saved a few because I knew that you were looking into that group at the time. I have 3 Sphens and a Curculio.
… Rich Kelly, 12 October, 2018 - 9:29am

 
A miracle! Pretty sure that
A miracle! Pretty sure that I found the specimen in the freezer. Can't do it now, but will take more shots soon. Thanks for your investigation.
… Rich Kelly, 8 October, 2018 - 11:18am

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