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Field Notes

Description:

The black was approximately 1cm long. The green, slightly smaller, assume male and female as they were "dancing" on the leaf.

Habitat:

Heliconia leaf (Heliconia imbricata) at the edge of the rainforest. Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge, close to Cano Palma.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
stho002
Is there a difference??!! :)
stho002
These are very different flies. The green is probably a dolichopodid. The black is possibly a tachinid.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
El mini-mundo de Costa Rica
Mission
Insects of Costa Rica
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Mission
Caño Palma Biological Station - BioBlitz Barra!
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PublishedNovember 16, 2013

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