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Scolops angustatus - No Common Name

Scolops angustatus
© Rob Van Epps- note white margin		Scolops angustatus
© Rob Van Epps- note white margin
Taxonomy
Family: DICTYOPHARIDAETribe: ScoloptiniSubgenus: Scolops
Taxonomic Author: (Uhler, 1876)
Identification
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Description: This species has dark wings with a characteristic, distinctive white wing margin. Additionally, the head process/projection (the 'nose') is not as long as other members of this genus. See here for a nice image of a live adult, and here for images of a pinned specimen: (1), (2).
Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: North America, as far west as the Rocky Mountains; also across Canada (UDEL)
Abundance: Recorded from several counties in the Piedmont; possibly more abundant across the state.
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Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Scolops angustatus No Common Name

Scolops angustatusPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Iredell Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in weedy field.		Scolops angustatusPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Iredell Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in weedy field.
Scolops angustatusPhoto by: Rob Van Epps
Iredell Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in weedy field.