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Phymata pennsylvanica - male - female
Copyright © 2022 Keshava Mysore

Phymata pennsylvanica - Male Female
Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA
September 5, 2022
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Contributed by Keshava Mysore on 16 October, 2022 - 7:58pm
Last updated 22 June, 2023 - 8:35am

yeah, makes sense...
Moved from Jagged Ambush Bugs.
… v belov, 22 June, 2023 - 8:35am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from Pennsylvania Ambush Bug.

If you've placed any other submissions based on iNat's AI--and you don't have a confirming, expert ID--please move them to a higher taxon, or to ID Request, so they can undergo expert review.

Thanks!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 16 October, 2022 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

Can you tell us how the species was determined?
These can be tricky to identify from photos...and it appears that you may have based your ID on iNat's suggestion. Although iNat's AI is getting better, it is still quite unreliable when it comes to arthropods, and should not be used to place specimens on BG.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 16 October, 2022 - 8:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Ken, Yes, I did use the iNat'
Ken, Yes, I did use the iNat's AI to ID this as P. pennsylvanica. Will keep it in mind the next time.
… Keshava Mysore, 16 October, 2022 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

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