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Meloe sp. mating pair - Meloe impressus - male
Copyright © 2005 Jim McClarin

Meloe sp. mating pair - Meloe impressus - Male
Windham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
September 14, 2005
Size: 15 - 25 mm approx.
Close-up ring-flash photo of male's antennal crook, taken through my salvaged photocopier lens attached to my Canon PowerShot Pro.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 15 September, 2005 - 8:14pm
Last updated 5 June, 2009 - 9:48pm

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