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Sphindus americanus
Photo#565468
Copyright © 2011
tom murray
beetle -
Sphindus americanus
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
August 18, 2011
Size: 1.8mm
Attracted to lights.
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 19 August, 2011 - 10:13pm
Last updated 20 August, 2011 - 2:09pm
Moved
Moved from
Beetles
.
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Brad Barnd
, 20 August, 2011 - 2:09pm
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Looks Sphindus-like
but I'm not sure...
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Brad Barnd
, 20 August, 2011 - 1:34pm
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Sphindus americanus?
It looks like the one I found 2 years ago at my lights.
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tom murray
, 20 August, 2011 - 1:51pm
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yeah
that's the one I was looking at; must be it I suppose. Though from the info page it appears there may be more than 1 species under this name.
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Brad Barnd
, 20 August, 2011 - 1:56pm
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