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Epicauta hirsutipubescens
Roughly 15 millimeters in body length, colored as shown, with distinct longitudinal ridges on the elytra (wing covers).
Attracted to lights at a gas station in a heavily urbanized section of Tucson.
Identification tentative, by me, from comparison to other images. E. virgulata is the other possibility. It is difficult to ID many meloids without dissecting the genitalia.
Spotted on Jul 21, 2011
Submitted on Mar 22, 2013
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