Mallophora - Mallophora bomboides Spiderweb, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA September 23, 2009 Size: ~30mm
This specimen was found dead under a Crape Myrtle tree.
There was no obvious signs of what caused its demise.
It looks like some of the images of M. bomboides as it has the last few abdominal segments covered in yellow hairs and is a bit larger than other Mallophora's I have seen in this area.
Because it is dead, it can be frassed if that fact is a problem.
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by JC Jones on 7 November, 2009 - 9:20pm Last updated 19 September, 2014 - 6:37am |