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Lepidocyrtus paradoxus
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mws
Lepidocyrtus... curvicollis or paradoxus? -
Lepidocyrtus paradoxus
Richmond Hill, York, Ontario, Canada
May 19, 2018
Size: >1mm
I can provide two more photos if needed. I don't know how helpful they'll be.
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Lepidocyrtus paradoxus
Indeed.
To distinguish curvicollis from paradoxus on low resolution dorsal shots you can use the metallic colour of the iridisation of the body:
in curvicollis : grey
in paradoxus : blue or green
Note: this is not rocket science ;-)
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