[NatureNS] Odd Creatures

From: Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:50:39 -0300
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Hi Angus,

On 15-Jun-08, at 10:33 PM, Angus MacLean wrote:

> A few odd creatures I found in my photographs from last year.
>
> 1 & 2. Unknown Bee but colour is intriguing.

The blue color is some kind of odd reflection in the image.

>
> 3 & 4. Fly with unusual wing pattern.

I think Eutreta noveboracensis is correct.

>
> 5 & 6. Longhorn Beetle being beat upon by ants. I.D.?

This is Cosmosalia chrysocoma. There's no other longhorn beetle with  
this dense, appressed, golden-yellow elytral pubescence.

Cheers!

Chris

>
> 7 & 8. Very attractive Plant Bug. I.D.?
>
> These can be viewed at:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/2581630379/in/photostream/
>
> For the next image, click on the thumbnail on the right.
>
> Angus

Christopher Majka
Nova Scotia Museum, 1747 Summer St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  B3H  
3A6
c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca




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odd creatures I found in my photographs from last year.<br><br>1 &amp; =
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of odd reflection in the image.</div><div><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div><br>3 &amp; 4. Fly with unusual wing =
pattern.</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I think&nbsp;<i>Eutreta =
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type=3D"cite"><div><br>5 &amp; 6. Longhorn Beetle being beat upon by =
ants. I.D.?</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>This is <i>Cosmosalia =
chrysocoma</i>. There's no other longhorn beetle with this dense, =
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