What is a Black Notch?
The abdominal segments T4 and/or T5 sometimes have a black block in the center of the abdominal segment, breaking up the color band. This can help with field ID for some species. This is illustrated in the drawing below.


The abdominal segments T4 and/or T5 sometimes have a black block in the center of the abdominal segment, breaking up the color band. This can help with field ID for some species. This is illustrated in the drawing below.
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