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True Bug - Apiomerus montanus
Copyright © 2014 Steven Mlodinow

True Bug - Apiomerus montanus
Winship Ranch, TNC property; sage grasslands, Cheyenne County, Colorado, USA
July 6, 2014
Size: 1.5 cm approx

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True Bug - Apiomerus montanus True Bug - Apiomerus montanus
Contributed by Steven Mlodinow on 8 July, 2014 - 2:22pm
Last updated 19 January, 2015 - 9:06am

Apiomerus montanus
Fascinating. The ID seems correct, but the habitat is wildly askew. This critter was a goodly 150 miles from the nearest montane habitats.
… Steven Mlodinow, 19 January, 2015 - 10:36pm

Moved
Moved from Apiomerus.
… drswanny, 19 January, 2015 - 9:06am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 July, 2014 - 2:27pm

 
Apiomerus
I believe that this is Apiomerus spissipes
… Steven Mlodinow, 8 July, 2014 - 4:05pm

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