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Copyright © 2022 California Academy of Sciences, photo K Schneider

Boreus from CA - Boreus -

Shaffer Mountain, Lassen County, California, USA
February 5, 2022
Size: ca 3 mm

T. Rickman found this insect atop the snow surface and collected it, then sent it to me to donate to CAS as a specimen. His live image is at iNat here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106206367

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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 27 November, 2022 - 7:50pm

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