Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Limoniidae that mimics wasps

Posted by amaral on 24-09-2021 15:33
#1

Hi,

This is the second time I photograph this species at this same spot in Florianopolis, Brazil.

This limoniid uses its forelegs in the same way as ichneumonid/braconid waps do with their antennae, tapping on the leaves. It also walks on the leaf blade in a very similar way. Quite an interesting guy.

Can someone help me identifying it?

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Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 17-03-2022 15:09
#2

Teucholabis