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Photos / Sounds

What

Eastern Calligrapher (Toxomerus geminatus)

Observer

h0pper

Date

June 4, 2022 05:46 PM EDT

Place

McLean, VA, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Yellow-spotted Bromeliad Fly (Copestylum avidum)

Observer

jmorton

Date

August 5, 2008

Place

6270 Ocean Terrace Dr, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Six-spotted Bromeliad Fly (Copestylum sexmaculatum)

Observer

pkeyel

Date

September 4, 2020 08:40 AM CDT

Place

Clapp Park, Lubbock, TX, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Copestylum lentum

Observer

cedric_lee

Date

March 23, 2019 11:51 AM PDT

Place

Los Angeles, California, United States (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Complex Copestylum violaceum

Observer

paulswitzer

Date

March 22, 2021 05:38 PM CDT

Place

Santa Cruz County, AZ, USA (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

What

Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

Observer

mikevu91

Date

May 1, 2017

Place

Emma Long Park (Google, OSM)

Description

I found these flies pollinating the flowers in droves. They flew between each flower and proceeded to pollinate multiple cloves of flowers. They couldn't have been any bigger that 1 cm. The hexapods are seen on the pistil of the flower.

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