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Phymata sp. - Phymata fasciata
Copyright © 2011 Craig Pemberton

Phymata sp. - Phymata fasciata
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
April 28, 2011
Contributed by Craig Pemberton on 29 April, 2011 - 2:32pm
Last updated 25 April, 2015 - 4:30pm

Moved
Moved from Jagged Ambush Bugs.
… Mike Quinn, 25 April, 2015 - 4:30pm

P. fasciata, I think
Note the jagged looking connexiva. But no flaring (which would be seen in mystica).
… David Punzalan, 10 April, 2013 - 9:53am

Size?
Are you sure that the size is correct? It sounds huge for an ambush bug.
… Beatriz Moisset, 3 August, 2012 - 3:54pm

 
I removed the size. That seem
I removed the size. That seems incorrect to me too. Perhaps it was a transcription error.
… Craig Pemberton, 5 August, 2012 - 11:33am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 1 May, 2011 - 11:25am

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