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Grape Root Borer - Hodges#2530 (Vitacea polistiformis)
Photo#258311
Copyright © 2009
Tim Lethbridge
Moth-wasp mimic -
Vitacea polistiformis
Archbold-Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida, USA
October 17, 2008
Angle showing more of the back, in case that can help with ID.
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Contributed by
Tim Lethbridge
on 14 March, 2009 - 1:29pm
Last updated 24 March, 2009 - 6:53pm
Moved
Moved from
Sesioidea
.
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John R. Maxwell
, 15 March, 2009 - 10:29pm
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It is
Vitacea polistiformis
, the grape-root borer. The 3rd photo was important because it showed the pencil tufts on the end of the abdomen which are critical for positive identification.
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William H. Taft
, 15 March, 2009 - 5:33pm
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Thank you
for identifying it for me Mr. Taft.
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Tim Lethbridge
, 24 March, 2009 - 6:52pm
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