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horntail - male
Copyright © 2022 Larry Reis

horntail - Male
Chipera Prairie, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
June 27, 2022
I have not seen a horntail like this one before. I looked at different horntails for a possible match and settled on a male Urocerus albicornis as the most likely possibility. However, I only have this one photo to compare, but I hope the key characteristics are still visible to determine its identity.
Contributed by Larry Reis on 25 December, 2022 - 7:24am

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