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Dicaelus purpuratus splendidus ? - Dicaelus purpuratus
Copyright © 2009 Andrew Williams

Dicaelus purpuratus splendidus ? - Dicaelus purpuratus
Shawnee, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
October 1, 2008

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Contributed by Andrew Williams on 4 May, 2009 - 2:08pm
Last updated 10 August, 2009 - 1:57pm

see other image for notes
see other image for notes
… Andrew Williams, 4 May, 2009 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Dicaelus purpuratus splendidus
with elytra colored coppery red (image here) or metallic green versus D. p. purpuratus with elytra colored purple or blue. Color is the primary feature for separating these two forms which are best considered geographical races of the same species according to authority George Ball (1959). The splendidus form is relatively westerly which includes KS.
… Peter W. Messer, 4 May, 2009 - 5:48pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks
Thanks for confirming. The explanation of subspecies difference is nice to know as well.
… Andrew Williams, 4 May, 2009 - 5:58pm login or register to post comments

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