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Cupedid - Cupes capitatus
Copyright © 2011 Jim McClarin

Cupedid - Cupes capitatus
Loudon, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
August 18, 2011
Size: 8 mm
Glad to encounter this other member of Cupedidae in my area before I make my permanent exit for Ecuador. I recognized it immediately when it came to visit as I was loading my shipping container. It had landed on a spruce 2x4. I put it on the leaf as a better (darker) photo background. In my experience Tenom*erga ci*nerea is much more prevalent.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 19 August, 2011 - 8:05am

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