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Male, Orthotylini - Lopidella flavoscuta - male
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Male, Orthotylini - Lopidella flavoscuta - Male
Tom Mix Memorial (18 miles SE of Florence), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
April 25, 2020
Size: 5 mm to tip of wings
Coordinates: 32.821252, -111.203570
Elevation: 2,357 ft
Attracted to mercury vapor and ultraviolet lights
Missing his left hindleg

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Male, Orthotylini - Lopidella flavoscuta - male Male, Orthotylini - Lopidella flavoscuta - male Male, Orthotylini - Lopidella flavoscuta - male Male, Orthotylini - Lopidella flavoscuta - male Male, Orthotylini - Lopidella flavoscuta - male
Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 1 May, 2020 - 3:34pm
Last updated 12 May, 2020 - 11:33am

Lopidella flavoscuta Knight, male
Every time I catch one of these in the field, my first thought is that it's some cool species of Lopidea. Still cool, in any case.
… Jason Botz, 12 May, 2020 - 11:23am

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