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Beetle - Rhyssomatus lineaticollis
Copyright © 2013 Tom Klein

Beetle - Rhyssomatus lineaticollis
Pheasant Branch Conservancy, Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
June 9, 2013
Rhyssomatus lineaticollis?
Feeding on Asclepias syriaca.

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Contributed by Tom Klein on 9 June, 2013 - 6:26pm
Last updated 9 June, 2013 - 9:17pm

Tom-- i would like to keep it, if you don't mind
shows the critical feature very nicely

Moved from Frass.
… v belov, 9 June, 2013 - 9:17pm

 
Keep
Of course.
What's the critical feature?
… Tom Klein, 9 June, 2013 - 10:32pm

 
wrinkles on the pronotum
… v belov, 10 June, 2013 - 5:32am

Frassed
Moved from ID Request.
… Tom Klein, 9 June, 2013 - 8:12pm

yes; good call
… v belov, 9 June, 2013 - 6:32pm

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