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Snow Scorpionfly - Boreus brumalis - female
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

Snow Scorpionfly - Boreus brumalis - Female
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
January 28, 2007
Size: ~3-4mm
Found on the snow surface.
Contributed by tom murray on 28 January, 2007 - 8:04pm
Last updated 28 December, 2007 - 10:06pm

Moved
Moved from Snow Scorpionflies.
… tom murray, 28 December, 2007 - 10:06pm

Nice shot!
Wow, I never knew that boreids were so "brassy!" Nice job, as usual, Tom.
… Eric R. Eaton, 29 January, 2007 - 2:03pm

 
Thanks Eric
If you want any of these specimens, I still have them.
… tom murray, 29 January, 2007 - 6:30pm

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