Phosphila fernae - Hodges#9624 - Phosphila fernae -  1.3 miles NW of Camp Wood, Edwards County, Texas, USA March 19, 2019
I brought home some Phosphila specimens to dissect out of curiosity. Much to my surprise I found that I had 4 that I believe are Phosphila fernae. If so, I think you can tell from the photographs that the two species cannot be separated in West Texas except by DNA or dissection. This one was the most surprising to me. I am only posting my best dissection, but this one looked the same. I am sending 3 specimens to BOLD for DNA confirmation
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