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Lauxaniid Fly

Homoneura occidentalis

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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow flying insect with dark spots on the wings and muted lines on abdomen.

Habitat:

Backyard. Don't recall the leaf in the first photo but the rest are on a Bougainvillea leaf.

Notes:

Not to be confused with the fly of the same name but of the Minettia flaveola species that has no markings on the wings.

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