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Acmaeodera paradisjuncta - Acmaeodera opacula
Copyright © 2009 Bob Beatson

Acmaeodera paradisjuncta - Acmaeodera opacula
Wilcox Playa Wildlife Area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
September 16, 2009
3rd of 3 images of what I think is Acmaeodera paradisjuncta - could someone confirm?
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Contributed by Bob Beatson on 30 September, 2009 - 6:06pm
Last updated 10 November, 2023 - 7:59pm

Moved
Moved from Acmaeodera disjuncta.
… Joel DuBois, 10 November, 2023 - 7:59pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Acmaeodera paradisjuncta.
… Blaine Mathison, 13 December, 2016 - 2:32pm login or register to post comments

Acmaeodera disjuncta.
Acmaeodera paradisjuncta is not common and has a limited range.
… Bruce Tilden, 24 September, 2015 - 3:08pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Joshua P. Basham, 2 October, 2009 - 11:01am login or register to post comments

Acmaeodera amabilis
is what we've been calling them so far
… margarethe brummermann, 1 October, 2009 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

 
Hi Margarethe:
I thought amabilis had just one pair of red spots at posterior? Of course that may not have anything to do with taxonomy at all, but it's what I thought was important - am I mistaken?
… Bob Beatson, 1 October, 2009 - 4:17pm login or register to post comments

 
I know this question is from
I know this question is from some time ago, but I will answer it for the benefit of anyone reading this in the future. A. amabilis varies from having no red markings (uncommon) to having just the apical band with red or both apical bands with red. From what I have seen A. disjuncta always has the two apical bands with red, but that alone is not sufficient for species identification.
… Jason Hansen, 4 October, 2021 - 2:47pm login or register to post comments

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