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South Texas Coastal Cotinis - Cotinis boylei
Copyright © 2009 Brush Freeman

South Texas Coastal Cotinis - Cotinis boylei
Kenedy County, Texas, USA
January 1, 2006
Det. E. G. Riley, 2006

"Found this one about 3 feet from a huge pile of Nilgai scat. Watched as two coupled up. Had ~8-9 over the course of the day. Next day was cooler and I saw none."

Endemic to south Texas. (1)
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 28 February, 2009 - 6:18pm
Last updated 3 September, 2012 - 6:39am

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