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Perilypus ornaticollis (LeConte) - Perilypus ornaticollis
Copyright © 2009 Mike Quinn

Perilypus ornaticollis (LeConte) - Perilypus ornaticollis
Sabal Palm Sanctuary, se. Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, USA
April 12, 1991
Det. D.J. Heffern, 1991

coll'ed by D.J. Heffern

spmn in the TAMUIC
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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 8 October, 2009 - 7:38pm
Last updated 10 September, 2021 - 1:03pm

Another firefly mimic.
I'm amazed by these firefly mimics. Really dead-on!
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 October, 2009 - 8:38am login or register to post comments

Barr was much ahead of his time:
as early as 1976 he identified specimens to be collected 15 years later...
… v belov, 8 October, 2009 - 8:11pm login or register to post comments

 
On next visit to TAMUIC
I'll try to confirm that my rewritten explanation of the det. label is correct...
… Mike Quinn, 8 October, 2009 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

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