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Stalk-eyed Fly

Diopsidae sp.

Photo by FlorianMeier
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

3-4 mm long

Habitat:

In Evergreen Hardwood Forest along a small stream, at about 900 m altitude, on a Maranta leaf.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
bayucca
Stalk-eyed Fly, Diopsidae. This one is probably the same one, but no ID: http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=4385&pid=19576 Other one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23271361@N06/7879099438/ http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=zoomed;sid=fd0c42b9a4a8a94c954499c91bacefd4;rgn=main;idno=m8501a05;view=text

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Biodiversity of Thailand
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedOctober 31, 2013

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