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Psorophora Cyanescens - Male - Psorophora ciliata - male
Copyright © 2009 goingcarcrazy

Psorophora Cyanescens - Male - Psorophora ciliata - Male
Callahan, Nassau County, Florida, USA
April 19, 2009
Size: 5/8" long
Found at 11:00 at night, moving VERY slowly up a garage door. Multiple females in the area, although none that I could photograph
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Contributed by goingcarcrazy on 20 April, 2009 - 12:04pm
Last updated 7 May, 2009 - 10:27am

Moved
Moved from Psorophora cyanescens.
… Sean McCann, 7 May, 2009 - 10:27am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks, apparently my eyes aren't keen enough to distinguish between them, so thanks for moving it.
… goingcarcrazy, 7 May, 2009 - 10:29am login or register to post comments

not cyanescens
This looks more like Psorophora ciliata or howardii. It looks like it might have a median golden stripe on mesonotum, so it is likely Psorophora ciliata. The erect black scales on the hindlegs are distinctive for the subgenus Psorophora in the USA. Great shot!
… Sean McCann, 26 April, 2009 - 10:15am login or register to post comments

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