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Odontomyia sp.

Photo by LivanEscudero
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Woods, fields, usually near water.

Notes:

This is a male, I think O. cincta or perhaps O. rufipes. Pretty green color. According to bugguide.net the larva though they breath air are aquatic feeding on algae. I don't know if this applies to salt water. This one was found near the ocean were there is a mangrove shore by a park area.

Reference Links:

Genus Odontomyia - BugGuide.Net

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