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Mating Flies

Photo by Latimeria
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Field Notes

Description:

Bodies have black and yellow stripes (Batesian mimicry of wasps). The male is on the left, female on the right (sexual dimorphism). Both are covered in an unknown white substance.

Habitat:

Forest

Notes:

Found at the Barbara A. Beiser Field Station.

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PublishedDecember 31, 2011

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