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Tribe Xylotini? - Myolepta varipes - male
Copyright © 2006 Tony DiTerlizzi

Tribe Xylotini? - Myolepta varipes - Male
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
June 11, 2006
Size: ~1 cm
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 11 June, 2006 - 1:05pm
Last updated 20 January, 2013 - 3:07pm

Moved
Moved from Myolepta.
… Martin Hauser, 20 January, 2013 - 3:07pm

Myolepta
This looks like a male Myolepta to me. With the orange spots on the abdomen and no scale like hairs on the thorax, it could be M. varipes.
Cheers
Martin
… Martin Hauser, 11 June, 2006 - 5:39pm

 
Thanks Martin,
I appreciate it:)
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 12 June, 2006 - 6:21am

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