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Catorhintha on a Four O'clock - Catorhintha mendica
Copyright © 2012 Lynn Monroe

Catorhintha on a Four O'clock - Catorhintha mendica
6 miles NW Lyons, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
September 5, 2012
Size: BL about 10 mm
This Catorhintha was found on a Four O'Clock, Oxybaphus hirsutus along with one nymph. We suspect it is either C. mendica (which is known to feed extensively on a Four O'Clock, Wild Four O'Clock (Mirabilis nyctaginea), or C. guttula. C. mendica, side view on BugGuide #528864, has the same black band through the eye which C. guttula lacks. This same species was seen a few days later and about a quarter-mile distant, also on the same kind of plant.
The nymph was posted on BugGuide #720897.

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Contributed by Lynn Monroe on 6 November, 2012 - 12:29pm
Last updated 7 November, 2012 - 11:57am

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Catorhintha mendica
Thanks so much for this species identification. It is much appreciated!
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