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Longhorn Cactus Fly

Odontoloxozus longicornis

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Field Notes

Description:

"Brown, face and lower part of head yellow. Eye has two black spots along front, brown stripe behind. Antennae have broad third segment. Legs yellow-brown, femora with spines. Stem of halteres yellow, knobs brown."

Habitat:

Bougainvillea bush in backyard. It is near some cactus.

Notes:

Larvae are decomposers of dead cactus

Reference Links:

Species Odontoloxozus longicornis - Longhorn Cactus Fly - BugGuide.Net

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