Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tabanidae, Chrysops laniger Male

Posted by jonrichfield on 14-02-2015 18:57
#8

BTW, I notice that the eyes are typically masculine, with large ommatidia above and fine ommatidia below. Also, the proboscis would seem better adapted to sopping up nectar than piercing for blood (granting that I cannot see what any internal stylets might look like.) ;)