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Feather-legged Fly

Trichopoda pennipes

Description:

Visiting goldenrod and actively feeding on the flowers. Very slow moving, with wings at an 180o angle. The most remarkable thing are the COMBS on the hindlegs, very elegant, what are they used for?

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Feather-legged Fly
Trichopoda pennipes Species Trichopoda pennipes - BugGuide.Net


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1 Comment

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 8 years ago

Fantastic images!

Ingrid3
Spotted by
Ingrid3

Stamford, Connecticut, USA

Spotted on Sep 6, 2014
Submitted on Sep 21, 2015

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