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| Isidro |
Posted on 20-10-2023 12:03
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2070 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Ant-mimicking? 15-17 mm lenght Baños de Agua Santa, Andes of Ecuador In a bench in urban area   
Edited by Isidro on 22-10-2023 08:27 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 20-10-2023 14:59
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10172 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Micropezidae. Many species of subfamily Taeniapterinae have such wing markings. |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 20-10-2023 23:29
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2070 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Many thanks! I've found Taeniaptera trivittata as a very good match, including the annulations in legs. It can be assumed to be this species? |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 21-10-2023 20:47
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10172 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Isidro wrote: Many thanks! I've found Taeniaptera trivittata as a very good match, including the annulations in legs. It can be assumed to be this species? That species is North American. It has a close relative T. lasciva in the tropics. The general color pattern, with multiple wing bands and pale bands on the hind femora, is found in other genera too. |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 21-10-2023 20:58
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2070 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Thanks John! |
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