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As often in the genus, chaetotaxy is unusual and it has an extra post-sutural acrostichal bristle. ID confirmed via the genitalia.

Wrapped up as a food package for an orbweaver spider.

Unusual purplish fly.

Spider -> https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/127902036

Thought it was interesting how they put all these spikes inside the lettering to keep the bird from nesting-birds used it as material and made a nest in every spot they could

white morph

Rather pale blue tone can be a pointer in the field that a specimen is worth taking to prove the species is present and the lack of a coxopleural streak proves the ID.

Stacked from 58 images. Method=C (S=4)

ID based on Holloway 1991

Heather Trail, Manning Park

Host: Engelmann Spruce Picea engelmannii