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Hippomelas sphenicus? - Hippomelas sphenicus
Copyright © 2021 Sue Carnahan

Hippomelas sphenicus? - Hippomelas sphenicus
Salero Ranch, E of Tubac, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
October 31, 2021
Size: about 2.2 cm
Flew into my head and fell to the ground, near a mesquite tree.

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Contributed by Sue Carnahan on 31 October, 2021 - 4:06pm

Moved, ID by Dr. Norm Woodley
Moved from Hippomelas.
… Sue Carnahan, 31 October, 2021 - 4:32pm

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