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Strangalia famelica famelica
A Flower Longhorn beetle feeding on Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris). This individual was spotted in the central wetland area at Huntley Meadows Park, near the end of the boardwalk. Related Resource: Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_rose
Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntl...
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Thanks to "auntnance123," "drP," and "Small Wonders" (who commented offline) for the very helpful suggestions! I will split this post into two spottings next time I'm using my desktop computer. Which leads to a good question: Is Project Noah working on an "HD" version of its app (for iPad)?
Forgot to mention: My ID suggestion is for the first picture only. I believe the second picture is a different species.
The BugGuide link above is for the species, and includes info about the two subspecies, one in the east and one in the midwest. This is the link for the subspecies I think it is: http://bugguide.net/node/view/127271
Hope that is helpful. I have one similar: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/101... with the same body shape.
Spotted on May 30, 2012
Submitted on Mar 26, 2013
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