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Lygaeospilus - Melacoryphus nigrinervis
Copyright © 2013 Lynn Monroe

Lygaeospilus - Melacoryphus nigrinervis
6 miles NW Lyons, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
August 18, 2006
Size: BL ~ 8 mm
This stunning bug must be a Lygaeospilus. See # 586692. It is on Brickellia (Asteraceae). The only one of the four species listed in BugGuide that is in CO in Henry and Froeschner is L. pusio.
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Contributed by Lynn Monroe on 21 March, 2013 - 8:57am
Last updated 19 August, 2015 - 10:44am

Moved per Jane O'Donnell's suggestion
Moved from Lygaeospilus.
… v belov, 19 August, 2015 - 10:44am login or register to post comments

 
Melacoryphus nigrinervis
Thanks to both of you, v belov and Jane O'Donnell, for the ID of this stunning bug. It is much appreciated.
… Lynn Monroe, 19 August, 2015 - 11:48am login or register to post comments

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