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Steel-Blue Cricket Hunter

Chlorion aerarium

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Field Notes

Description:

Large. About 2" long. Iridescent, dark blue. Fast crawler.

Habitat:

Pine needles, grass, leaf litter (detritus).

Notes:

REI's event at Lake Smith/Lake Lawson.
Steel-Blue Cricket Hunter? Too big to be Blue Mud Dauber Wasp?

Reference Links:

Species Chlorion aerarium - Steel-blue Cricket Hunter - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedJuly 31, 2016

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