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Calopteran reticulatum or discrepans?? - Calopteron

Calopteran reticulatum or discrepans?? - Calopteron
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
April 11, 2014
Size: 1.3cm
Found in a wet flatwoods habitat. I am having difficulty distinguish between C. reticulatum or C. discrepans. Please help me identify this down to species, if possible, for our species inventory at the Sawmill Slough Preserve, University of North Florida.

According to the UF IFAS page: "The banding patterns of Calopteron discrepans and the closely-related Calopteron reticulatum (Fabricius) are very similar in appearance. In Calopteron discrepans, the sutural extension of the median black band is expanded basally and is widest at the scutellum. Also, the metasternum and second antennal joint are totally black in Calopteron discrepans whereas the metasternum of Calopteron reticulatum is more or less rufous antero-medially, and the second antennal segment is fulvous or brown (Green 1952, Dillon and Dillon 1961)"

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Moved from Beetles.

specimens should go to an expert
species of this genus cannot be reliably ID'd from photos in most cases
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