Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ecuador Amazon male Ant mimicking stratiomyidae (Euryneura sp.)

Posted by pbertner on 01-08-2011 20:59
#1
Found in Jatun Sacha reserve by Tena

The ant model:

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Stratiomyid:

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Thanks for any help,
Paul
Edited by pbertner on 03-08-2011 04:38

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 01-08-2011 21:24
#2
Paul, just WOW! Martin Hauser must see this one!
the detail of the distal wing being strongly bent downwards making a fold is amzing.

Posted by ChrisR on 01-08-2011 22:42
#3
Great photos - well done Paul. The forest around Tena is just superb - I wish I could go back there some day :)

Posted by Maddin on 02-08-2011 21:12
#4
AWESOME! This is a male of Euryneura (I guess) and I only know that the Australian genus Octarthria has such bent wings... Great pictures!
Cheers
Martin