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Chauliognathus - Chauliognathus lewisi - male - female

Chauliognathus - Chauliognathus lewisi - Male Female
Carlsbad Caverns NP, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
October 12, 2008

Moved

Moved

Moved
Moved from Chauliognathus.

C. omissus
C. omissus and C. scutellaris are separable by the metasternum color. C. scutellaris = all black, C. omissus = yellow/black to all yellow (as is the MCZ type). I think I can see some yellow. If you see anotherone, get a ventral shot!

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