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Eudioctria nitida
Photo#187083
Copyright © 2008
Sean McCann
Robber -
Eudioctria nitida
Burnaby, Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada
June 2, 2008
Size: 11mm
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Contributed by
Sean McCann
on 2 June, 2008 - 11:32am
Last updated 3 December, 2009 - 4:25pm
I believe this is Eudioctria nitida
on the basis of it having all black femora, and orange tibiae. The similar Eudioctria sackeni is described as having the fore and mid femora black dorsally, orange ventrally, and the tibiae orange, in one color form; and in the other, with black femora orange at the tip, and black tibiae orange at the base.
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norman and cheryl lavers
, 3 December, 2009 - 4:29pm
Moved
Moved from
Echthodopa pubera
.
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norman and cheryl lavers
, 3 December, 2009 - 4:25pm
In fact I think I have been fooled
by the similarities between closely related Eudioctria and Echthodopa. I am studying the two genera now while I try to work out where these images belong. I believe this is actually Eudioctria nitida.
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norman and cheryl lavers
, 2 December, 2009 - 3:26pm
Moved
Moved from
Echthodopa
.
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norman and cheryl lavers
, 2 December, 2009 - 1:35pm
Moved
Moved from
Eudioctria
.
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norman and cheryl lavers
, 2 December, 2009 - 1:31pm
I believe this is Echthodopa pubera.
The marks are: the bright orange tibiae, and, on this male, the silvery color at the base of the wings. I have not seen this species, but it is nearly identical to the Echthodopa formosa that I find here in eastern Arkansas.
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norman and cheryl lavers
, 2 December, 2009 - 1:27pm
Looks
Like another Eudioctria. I have been burned before on these and supposedly BC only has two species. Compare with the sackeni shots (which again, does not look right). I have never seen nitida, your other species. Yours looks closer to the eastern tibialis, which should not be up in BC.
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Herschel Raney
, 2 June, 2008 - 12:08pm
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Thanks!
I guess I will just put it on the genus page...Perhaps I can get over to Victoria and look at some specimens.
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Sean McCann
, 2 June, 2008 - 12:13pm