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Agrilus benjamini Fisher - Agrilus benjamini - female
Copyright © 2010 Kyle Schnepp

Agrilus benjamini Fisher - Agrilus benjamini - Female
Jackson County, Missouri, USA
June 19, 2002
Size: 1cm
One of my favorite buprestids.

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Agrilus benjamini Fisher - Agrilus benjamini - female Agrilus benjamini Fisher - Agrilus benjamini - female
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Contributed by Kyle Schnepp on 22 January, 2010 - 7:57pm

Moved
Moved from Agrilus.
… Tim Loh, 22 January, 2010 - 7:59pm login or register to post comments

Nice!
A firefly mimic?
… Tim Loh, 22 January, 2010 - 7:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Hadn't thought about it...
but that could very well be the case.
… Kyle Schnepp, 30 January, 2010 - 11:22am login or register to post comments

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