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... darker shade . The hind legs of both sexes are very long with straight tibiae . Southern California Mushroom Camel ... dark brown , purse - shaped capsule which may be carried about for several days , protruding from the end of her ...
... darker shade . The hind legs of both sexes are very long with straight tibiae . Southern California Mushroom Camel ... dark brown , purse - shaped capsule which may be carried about for several days , protruding from the end of her ...
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... Dark - sided Cutworm ( Euxoa messoria ) . Dull grey , darker on the sides . A distinct white line runs ... dark stripe on each side . 6. Beet Armyworm ( Spodoptera exigua ) . Pale or olive green above with a dark dorsal stripe and yellow ...
... Dark - sided Cutworm ( Euxoa messoria ) . Dull grey , darker on the sides . A distinct white line runs ... dark stripe on each side . 6. Beet Armyworm ( Spodoptera exigua ) . Pale or olive green above with a dark dorsal stripe and yellow ...
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... dark blue or brown wing covers and contrasting red head and prothorax . They are never found far from water ; by streams , lakes and in marshy areas , and may be quite abundant under stones and other objects on moist ground . These ...
... dark blue or brown wing covers and contrasting red head and prothorax . They are never found far from water ; by streams , lakes and in marshy areas , and may be quite abundant under stones and other objects on moist ground . These ...
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