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Neochauna variabilis from Madre de Dios, Peru
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 Photo from the Tambopata Research Centre, Peruvian Amazon.

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Any ID help is always most appreciated,
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 Looks like a Stratiomyidae.
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 Maybe Neochauna. I'll ask an expert.
 
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 Yes, John is correct. It is Neochauna variabilis (Loew, 1847). What a beauty!
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