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Psorthaspis brimleyi from Tarrant Co, TX - Psorthaspis brimleyi - female
Copyright © 2018 Sam Kieschnick

Psorthaspis brimleyi from Tarrant Co, TX - Psorthaspis brimleyi - Female
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
July 3, 2017
Representation of this species in Texas.
Identified as Psorthaspis brimleyi on iNaturalist:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6915392

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Psorthaspis brimleyi from Tarrant Co, TX - Psorthaspis brimleyi - female Psorthaspis brimleyi from Tarrant Co, TX - Psorthaspis brimleyi - female Psorthaspis brimleyi from Tarrant Co, TX - Psorthaspis brimleyi - female
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Contributed by Sam Kieschnick on 7 January, 2018 - 10:49am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

6 abdominal segments = ♀
The pronotum seems to be long enough, but I'm not sure why it is light colored. Maybe that is just some pollen contamination.
… Bob Biagi, 7 January, 2018 - 11:11am login or register to post comments

 
Pollen
Thanks for the verification and relocation of this observation to the right taxon. I think it was grabbing some nectar from nearby morning glories (Ipomoea cordatotriloba) and was splashed with lots of pollen.
… Sam Kieschnick, 8 January, 2018 - 8:34am login or register to post comments

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