Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Neochauna variabilis from Madre de Dios, Peru

Posted by pbertner on 11-02-2020 16:58
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Photo from the Tambopata Research Centre, Peruvian Amazon.

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Any ID help is always most appreciated,
Paul
Edited by pbertner on 11-02-2020 18:44

Posted by Jan Willem on 11-02-2020 17:08
#2
Looks like a Stratiomyidae.

Posted by John Carr on 11-02-2020 17:26
#3
Maybe Neochauna. I'll ask an expert.

Posted by Maddin on 11-02-2020 17:51
#4
Yes, John is correct. It is Neochauna variabilis (Loew, 1847). What a beauty!

Posted by pbertner on 11-02-2020 18:43
#5
Thanks Jan, John and Martin most appreciated!