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Photo#43996
Lycid pupa - Lycostomus sanguineus

Lycid pupa - Lycostomus sanguineus
Organ Mts. foothills, Dona Ana County, New Mexico, USA
December 26, 2005
Size: 20 - 21 mm
This is the pupa that developed inside the "dead" larva. It is not only identifiable now as a lycid, but, because of the snoutish appearance of the face, a member of genus Lycus.

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Moved
Moved from Lycus.