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Tiny Longhorn - Methia necydalea
Copyright © 2013 Ashley Bradford

Tiny Longhorn - Methia necydalea
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
July 15, 2013
Size: 5mm
This thing was so small I wasn't even sure at first it was a beetle. When I realized it was a longhorn, I brought it inside for this photoshoot. I just browsed all the longhorns in the guide and, while I saw some similar, I didn't see any that looked just like it. Methiini looked the closest...

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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 8 August, 2013 - 9:53pm
Last updated 9 August, 2013 - 10:48am

Moved
Moved from Longhorned Beetles.
… v belov, 9 August, 2013 - 12:40am

 
Cool
Thank you!
… Ashley Bradford, 9 August, 2013 - 10:48am

Sweeet! What a cutie!
Wonder if it is a Methia.

We don't have any from that far north yet, though
… john and jane balaban, 8 August, 2013 - 11:03pm

 
Oh! It does look
kind of like that. How'd I miss that one?
… Ashley Bradford, 8 August, 2013 - 11:40pm

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