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Stephen Luk | all galleries >> Entomology in Ecuador >> Yasuní National Park (2009) >> Insects of Ecuador: Yasuní >> Diptera of Yasuní, Ecuador > Richardiid Fly, Melanoloma sp. (Richardiidae: Richardiinae)
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29-APR-2009

Richardiid Fly, Melanoloma sp. (Richardiidae: Richardiinae)

Yasuní National Park, Prov. Orellana, Ecuador

Richardiid flies are often seen guarding fecal matter on leaf surfaces, as this Melanoloma is doing. Note the mites on the fly's right wing and abdomen.

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