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1 Species ID Suggestions

Brian38
Brian38 4 years ago
Ctenophora ornata Crane fly
Ctenophora ornata Ctenophora ornata - Wikipedia


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4 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 4 years ago

Yes, this is a female Ctenophora. I am a little bit sceptic about the species Ornata. I would tend towards Festiva, without being an expert. Please, check yourself:
https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.ph...

Ahmed Mujcinovic
Ahmed Mujcinovic 4 years ago

Thank you both. Brian I think the antennas are part of sexual dimorfism. Greetings.

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 4 years ago

Remarkable!

Brian38
Brian38 4 years ago

Incredible spotting Mauron! A wonderful array of mimicking features. The antennae are little puzzling though. Ctenophora ornata normally has fuzzy antennae. Maybe the picture just doesn't show the fuzziness.

Ahmed Mujcinovic
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Ahmed Mujcinovic

Slovenia

Spotted on Jun 23, 2019
Submitted on Jun 23, 2019

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