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Physocephala tibialis
Black and light yellow striped insect with red eyes. There's a purple iridescent dot in between the eyes. The abdomen flexes as it drinks the nectar from the flowers.
On a Perez's Sea Lavender plant in the backyard
Video shows the flexing of the abdomen. I forgot to delete the audio so please hit mute :)
Spotted on Aug 19, 2011
Submitted on Aug 19, 2011
