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Melissodes comptoides, m, side, Kent Co
Many Melissodes...and there are many look just about the same making them yet another difficult group to differentiate. Here is a common eastern one...a species that makes its way to the north of its near look alike. Picture taken by Ashleigh Jacobs, photshopping by Elizabeth Garcia. Specimen collected on Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge in Kent County Maryland.
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