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Nitidulid-hawk - Omosita colon
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Nitidulid-hawk - Omosita colon
2.5 mi. S. Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
February 12, 2018
Size: 4.0 mm
under decomposing hawk. A Nitidulid, I believe. Collected by Dustin Lofland by submerging hawk (and dirt underneath) in water This specimen floated.

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Contributed by Jerry Wilson on 17 February, 2018 - 6:58pm
Last updated 4 February, 2021 - 10:51pm

i now suspect the ones from the west coast are real O. colon
Moved from Omosita nearctica.
… v belov, 31 January, 2021 - 6:39pm

Moved tentatively to Omosita nearctica
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 18 February, 2018 - 7:17am

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