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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.
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

 
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

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