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Atalantycha sp.
Roughly 15 millimeters in body length, colored as shown. This is a firefly mimic.
Relatively "disturbed" habitat around a water impoundment. Milkweed, deciduous trees.
Spotted on Jun 26, 2011
Submitted on Feb 5, 2014
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Yet another one of your bugs that totally fooled me. I thought for sure diurnal lightening bug. Another perfect mimic, BugEric! Great job! :-)