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Broad-headed Sharpshooter

Oncometopia orbona

Photo by jessekaminsky
Published on Project Noah
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39.9601, -75.1596

Field Notes

Description:

roughly 5/8" long, sitting on a steel beam in full sun in a wild urban area of Philadelphia

Habitat:

Overgrown, abandoned urban area of Philadelphia, PA

Species ID Suggestions

Broad-headed Sharpshooter

Oncometopia orbona

Comments (2)

Thanks Cindy! I just added it and fixed the photo, somehow the mobile upload cut off the right side...whole hopper now.
This is a beautiful Sharpshooter! Please consider adding to global mission, The Hoppers: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8096480

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