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Banana Stalk Fly

Telostylinus sp

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Description:

Been watching this shy, active insect hopping around the flower bed, sucking the juice of the flower bud, and i decide to shoot some pictures for ID.

Habitat:

Amount flower bed. especially this Ginger family.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 8 years ago
Banana Stalk Fly or Stilt-legged Fly
Telostylinus sp Neriidae


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29 Comments (1–25)

ShaumingLo
ShaumingLo 8 years ago

Thanks DarleneKBoggs and IsabelleFiers.

IsabellaFiers
IsabellaFiers 8 years ago

Amazing serie, Congrats !!

DarleneKBoggs
DarleneKBoggs 8 years ago

Beautiful photos of a very interesting "bug"

ShaumingLo
ShaumingLo 8 years ago

Thanks JohanHeyns.

Noah Ranger
Johan Heyns
Johan Heyns 8 years ago

Amazing photos, Thanks for sharing!!!

ShaumingLo
ShaumingLo 8 years ago

Thanks for all those who like this spotting.

JennytheTurtle
JennytheTurtle 8 years ago

wow, so fascinating :D

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 8 years ago

Lovely.

Blueidone
Blueidone 8 years ago

Amazing Series!!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 8 years ago

Great series! Nice colour!

harsuame
harsuame 8 years ago

En la lucha de la supervivencia ;)

dedes
dedes 8 years ago

very stunning!

oxyjack
oxyjack 8 years ago

Wow.

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 8 years ago

Amazing macro

Noah Ranger
Carolina
Carolina 8 years ago

Impressive!

Maria dB
Maria dB 8 years ago

Wow!

ShaumingLo
ShaumingLo 8 years ago

And also NoelOrtega

ShaumingLo
ShaumingLo 8 years ago

Thanks SatyenMehta. Just trying to make the story complete.

ShaumingLo
ShaumingLo 8 years ago

Thanks misako.hill

Noah Ranger
Wild Things
Wild Things 8 years ago

Fantastic series ShaumingLo.

misako
misako 8 years ago

great series!

ShaumingLo
ShaumingLo 8 years ago

Thanks again Cindy.

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 8 years ago

You're welcome! Amazing series. Call me Cindy :)

ShaumingLo
ShaumingLo 8 years ago

Thanks CindyBinghamLeiser, for the ID appreciate that.

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 8 years ago

I believe it's Telostylinus angusticollis but the only online documentation I've seen so far is in Australia

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ShaumingLo
Spotted by
ShaumingLo

Davao del Norte, Philippines

Spotted on Feb 24, 2012
Submitted on Feb 24, 2012

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