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Chiapas flowerfly
DJHiker
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Posted on 07-04-2015 23:36
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Do these pictures provide enough clues for an id?
Location: Lacanja village, Lancandon NP, Chiapas, Mexico (near the border with Guatemala).
Dec. 2014
Thanks for your advice.
David
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In the northern United States they are easy to ID to species. In the tropics, difficult.
 
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