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Margined Leatherwing (Chauliognathus marginatus)
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Copyright © 2012
Steve Pelikan
MWF-3jun12-col1 -
Chauliognathus marginatus
Miami Whitewater Forest County Park (wetlands area), Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
June 3, 2012
Chauliognathus? Male and female? (which is which, if so?)
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Contributed by
Steve Pelikan
on 3 June, 2012 - 4:05pm
Last updated 4 June, 2012 - 10:51am
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Steve Pelikan
, 4 June, 2012 - 10:51am
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Margined Leatherwing (Chauliognathus marginatus)
Sorry I can't tell males from females :(
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Kelly Fiegle
, 4 June, 2012 - 4:36am
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Thanks
The darker of these two was waving its wings in what a took to be some sort of signal (wasn't trying to fly). The lighter bug arrived and the two moved around together for a while form leaf to leaf until I lost sight of them.
Do these guys signal each other?
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Steve Pelikan
, 4 June, 2012 - 10:54am
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