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Attalus, swept from Lewis mock orange, common - Tanaops basalis
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Attalus, swept from Lewis mock orange, common - Tanaops basalis
Pemberton Meadows, Squamish-Lillooet District, British Columbia, Canada
June 29, 2022
iNat: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124058141

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Attalus, swept from Lewis mock orange, common - Tanaops basalis Attalus, swept from Lewis mock orange, common - Tanaops basalis
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Contributed by Chloe and Trevor Van Loon on 1 July, 2022 - 8:24am
Last updated 10 June, 2023 - 3:27pm

Moved tentatively per Ade's comment
Moved from Tanaops.
… v belov, 10 June, 2023 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Attalus.
… Chloe and Trevor Van Loon, 1 July, 2022 - 10:19am login or register to post comments

Tanaops not Attalus
This is a species of Tanaops, probably T. basalis. Adults of the genus Tanaops often aggregate in the summer on the flowers of various shrubby plants, particularly species of Eriogonum. Males have modified abdominal ventrites used during premating courtship.
… Adriean Mayor, 1 July, 2022 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

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