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Lauxaniid Flies Mating

Description:

Dark metallic blue flies of about 4 mm in length, mating end to end. Family Lauxaniidae. The mating position seems to be unusual for this family and maybe one just fell to the side.

Habitat:

Garden lights, semi-rural residential area, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 2,200 meters.

Notes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauxaniida... https://www.naturalista.mx/taxa/118991-L... https://bugguide.net/node/view/7021

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LaurenZarate
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LaurenZarate

Chiapas, Mexico

Spotted on Jul 17, 2018
Submitted on Aug 19, 2018

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