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Bittacomoprhella larva - Bittacomorphella
Copyright © 2020 Bill Gerth

Bittacomoprhella larva - Bittacomorphella
near Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, USA
December 26, 2020
Size: ~2mm with siphon extended
Caught in a seepy, muddy-bottomed habitat next to a logging road in McDonald-Dunn Forest.

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Contributed by Bill Gerth on 28 December, 2020 - 12:44pm
Last updated 9 January, 2022 - 5:32pm

Moved
Moved from Bittacomorpha.
… Bill Gerth, 9 January, 2022 - 5:31pm

Due to the color, this is likely Bittocomorphella, no?
… Zachary Dankowicz, 9 January, 2022 - 4:36pm

 
Thanks, Zachary!
Thanks. I must have transposed things when I read the key. I'll move it to Bittacomorphella.
… Bill Gerth, 9 January, 2022 - 5:29pm

 
I'm not 100% confident, that
I'm not 100% confident, that couplet in MND is a little confusing to me from without diagrams.
… Zachary Dankowicz, 10 January, 2022 - 10:23pm

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