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Iridescent Black Pentatomid in California - Zicrona americana
Copyright © 2009 Harsi S. Parker

Iridescent Black Pentatomid in California - Zicrona americana
Webb Canyon, ~2000 ft. altitude, Los Angeles County, California, USA
April 30, 2009
Size: ~ 6 mm
I placed it safely on some cultivated Status flowers after I finished photographing it. I thought it made a nice color combo and snapped one last pic...

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Contributed by Harsi S. Parker on 28 May, 2009 - 2:24pm
Last updated 10 April, 2017 - 12:45pm

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