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Bentsen Beaded LW II - Lomamyia squamosa

Bentsen Beaded LW II - Lomamyia squamosa
World Birding Center HQ at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
September 4, 2008
On the outside wall of one of the HQ buildings

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Bentsen Beaded LW II - Lomamyia squamosa Bentsen Beaded LW II - Lomamyia squamosa

Moved
Moved from Lomamyia after species ID was suggested by Vladislav Grigorenko via iNaturalist. Based on Faulkner's 1992 revision of the genus, it appears that L. squamosa is the only species which occurs in south Texas.

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