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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and Allies (Mecoptera) » Hangingflies (Bittacidae) » Bittacus » temp. page: images reviewed by J.R. Jones (Bittacus temp. page: images reviewed by J.R. Jones)
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5010410 - Bittacus - male
Copyright © 2008 Rob Curtis

5010410 - Bittacus - Male
Cap Sauers FP, Cook County, Illinois, USA
July 2, 2005
Size: body ~1"
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Contributed by Rob Curtis on 4 July, 2008 - 1:13pm
Last updated 3 December, 2010 - 9:15pm

Moved
Moved from Bittacus.
… v belov, 3 December, 2010 - 9:16pm login or register to post comments

sex
A male, ID uncertain, but certainly pilicornis, stigmaterus or strigosus. Regardless of its ID, it's a very nice photo.
… Joshua R. Jones, 3 December, 2010 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

So strange
to see it posted sideways! It looks like it is preparing for some Olympic event!
… john and jane balaban, 4 July, 2008 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Uh oh, an accident I may have
Uh oh, an accident I may have done with the last 4 as I had a macro to add the copyright at the bottom and forgot to right them.
… Rob Curtis, 4 July, 2008 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

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