Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Fly with long ovipositor from Brazil

Posted by pbertner on 14-01-2016 00:52
#1
From the Yavari river, Brazil in Amazonas district near Leticia:

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Thanks for any help,
Paul
Edited by pbertner on 14-01-2016 01:06

Posted by John Carr on 14-01-2016 04:32
#2
A male Trichodura cf. anceps (Fabricius). A long tail has apparently evolved a few times in male Tachinidae.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 14-01-2016 10:28
#3
Please, submit for Gallery. :)
Edited by Paul Beuk on 14-01-2016 10:28