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Blue Streaks (hind-wing) - Psorthaspis planata - male
Copyright © 2017 Bob Biagi

Blue Streaks (hind-wing) - Psorthaspis planata - Male
Tonopah Desert, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
June 8, 2015
Size: 10mm
Note: The lowest vein, the transverse median (cu-a) and anal veins (A) of hind wings are not clearly separated, forming a continuous broad arc which curves up to meet the media. (near the center of the wing)
Note: The anal vein (A) of the hind wing meets the media before the origin of the cubitus. (Cu)
Compare with the hind-wing of this pinned specimen: ♂

Images of this individual: tag all
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Contributed by Bob Biagi on 10 October, 2017 - 9:53pm
Last updated 13 October, 2017 - 10:45am

Moved
Moved from Psorthaspis.
… Bob Biagi, 13 October, 2017 - 10:45am

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Moved from Spider Wasps.
… Bob Biagi, 11 October, 2017 - 2:05pm

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