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Dicromantispa sayi
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Dicromantispa sayi
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
July 7, 2021
Size: app. 2 cm
Under a dissecting microscope at approximately 5x magnification.
The head of the specimen is off to the left. The anterior setae of the pronotum are noticeably longer and grouped more closely together than the setae covering the rest of the pronotum, which is characteristic of Dicromantispa sayi.

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Contributed by Jonas Insinga on 7 July, 2021 - 12:23pm

Moved
Moved from Mantidflies.
… Jonas Insinga, 7 July, 2021 - 12:26pm

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