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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Thrips (Thysanoptera) » Tube-tailed Thrips (Phlaeothripidae) » Idolothripinae » Compsothrips
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Thrips? in/on agave - Compsothrips
Copyright © 2012 Charley Eiseman

Thrips? in/on agave - Compsothrips
Madera Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
November 6, 2012
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This is the one that was wandering on the leaf surface.
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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 21 November, 2012 - 8:49pm
Last updated 26 November, 2012 - 11:58am

not 100% sure about this, but
not 100% sure about this, but there is only one genus of ant mimicking thrips as far as I could tell... very fascinating species!
… Martin Hauser, 26 November, 2012 - 12:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Define ant-mimicking!
Franklinothrips are also quite convincing ant mimics.
… Kara Tyler-Julian, 6 December, 2012 - 8:58pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Thrips.
… Martin Hauser, 26 November, 2012 - 11:58am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 25 November, 2012 - 6:20am login or register to post comments

certainly a thrips... amazing creature.
… v belov, 25 November, 2012 - 1:17am login or register to post comments

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