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Chrysopilus sp.
A large orange Snipe Fly with metallic orange hair, orange halteres and orange eyes. A single dark spot on the outer edge of each wing. About 1 cm long. Family Rhagionidae.
Came to a black light. Finca Argovia, Ruta de Cafe, Soconusco area of southern Chiapas, Mexico. About 1 hour from Tapachula.
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Spotted on Nov 20, 2015
Submitted on Mar 13, 2016
2 Comments
Thank you Bernadette :)
Love his color!