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Epicauta occidentalis
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Copyright © 2013
A. Hendrickson
Epicauta temexa ? -
Epicauta occidentalis
Schulenburg, Fayette County, Texas, USA
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Contributed by
A. Hendrickson
on 29 July, 2013 - 1:55pm
Last updated 18 October, 2015 - 3:41pm
Moved tentatively based on the following Dr Pinto's comment:
"
Epicauta temexa
and
E. occidentalis
are sympatric in this part of Texas. Based on what I see I would say this is likely to be
occidentalis
. In
temexa
the middle vitta is closer to the outer vitta; in
occidentalis
it usually lies midway between the outer and inner vittae as it appears in this photo. Antennal structure, particularly in the male, is important for separation."
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Epicauta
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v belov
, 5 September, 2013 - 12:08pm
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Thank you
For persevering until you got an answer. Interesting that there are two of them in Texas that are SO close. I didn't look far enough because there are more clear pictures of the E. occidentalis.
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A. Hendrickson
, 6 September, 2013 - 8:04am
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good call... we'll see
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Welcome back from your well deserved vacation. I have been missing your comments.
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A. Hendrickson
, 10 August, 2013 - 11:08am
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