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Snipe Fly

Description:

This looks like a Snipe Fly in the Family Rhagionidae. It is surprisingly hairy (practically fuzzy) and about 8 mm in length. Some species can be haematophagous and others predatory on other insects.

Habitat:

Forest, Chorreadero Park, Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico.

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LaurenZarate
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LaurenZarate

Chiapas, Mexico

Spotted on Aug 22, 2015
Submitted on Feb 24, 2016

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