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Black Corsair (Melanolestes picipes)
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Kids_bugs
Is this a milkweed assassin? -
Melanolestes picipes
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Harry Moss Park, Dallas County, Texas, USA
March 27, 2010
Size: 1"
I think this is a milkweed assassin. Am I right?
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Contributed by
Kids_bugs
on 27 March, 2010 - 10:46pm
Last updated 6 February, 2012 - 4:09pm
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John F. Carr
, 30 March, 2010 - 9:05pm
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I would guess
Melanolestes picipes (Black Corsair)
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John R. Maxwell
, 27 March, 2010 - 11:16pm
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Correct!
Adult male. Females of the black corsair have vestigial wing pads.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 28 March, 2010 - 4:33pm
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