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What

Wormlion Fly (Leptynoma sericea)

Observer

hamishrobertson

Date

November 10, 2019 05:43 PM SAST

Description

Leptynoma sericea (Diptera: Vermileonidae) foraging for nectar on Pseudoselago spuria (Scrophulariaceae). The photographs show how it uses its long legs to get up high enough to insert its long proboscis into the flower; it then lowers its front and middle legs to get the proboscis down the corolla tube. It works its way over the inflorescence repeating this action with the flowers it selects.

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Hamish G. Robertson