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07-MAY-2009

Stilt-legged Fly, Scipopus sp. (Micropezidae)

Yasuní National Park, Prov. Orellana, Ecuador

Species of the genus Scipopus are characterized by the combination of orange head and black (sometimes brown) body and wings. This female was ovipositing in moss, a rare habit in a group that primarily develops in dung or decaying organic matter.
iNaturalist observation

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