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Lauxaniid Fly
16.7291, -92.625
Field Notes
Description:
Small fly, 5 mm in length, of the Family Lauxaniidae. The first 3 pictures are the female, the last picture shows a female with two smaller males.
Habitat:
Came to an ultraviolet light in the garden, San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.
Notes:
The larvae are mostly saprophagous, feeding in leaf litter, soil, bird nests, etc.Larvae of some mine fallen leaves, others live in rotten wood.
Reference Links:
Lauxaniidae
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJuly 27, 2014
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