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Larva - Lacosoma arizonicum
Copyright © 2014 cwmelton

Larva - Lacosoma arizonicum
Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
October 5, 2012
Size: Length 40 mm.
Found crawling on ground in oak woodland.
Contributed by cwmelton on 16 September, 2014 - 3:30pm
Last updated 16 September, 2014 - 6:22pm

Moved- Excellent
Moved from ID Request.

This is the first larva I have seen (let alone on BugGuide) of the lone Lacosoma sp. found in southern AZ: L. arizonicum.

Excellent addition to the guide.
… Ryan St Laurent, 16 September, 2014 - 6:22pm

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