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Strigoderma pygmaea
Copyright © 2009 David Almquist

Strigoderma pygmaea
Hernando County, Florida, USA
April 17, 2009

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Contributed by David Almquist on 20 July, 2009 - 12:14am
Last updated 24 July, 2009 - 2:02pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 24 July, 2009 - 2:02pm login or register to post comments

not Anomala
its Strigoderma pygmaea
… Phillip Harpootlian, 24 July, 2009 - 1:42pm login or register to post comments

 
why yes it is
Thank you Phil. [Dave wiping egg off face.]
… David Almquist, 24 July, 2009 - 1:50pm login or register to post comments

 
the only
people who don't make mistakes are people who don't do anything. I've certainly made my share of oh-sh*&%$. I occasionally find it surprisingly difficult to ID stuff from photos, even very good ones, that I know wouldn't give me a moments pause if I actually had the specimen in hand.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 24 July, 2009 - 2:39pm login or register to post comments

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