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Meet Bizarro, a fly I guess - Ripiphorus - female
Copyright © 2007 Ron Hemberger

Meet Bizarro, a fly I guess - Ripiphorus - Female
Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, California, USA
June 9, 2007
Mission accomplished, apparently

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Meet Bizarro, a fly I guess - Ripiphorus - female Meet Bizarro, a fly I guess - Ripiphorus - female Meet Bizarro, a fly I guess - Ripiphorus - female Meet Bizarro, a fly I guess - Ripiphorus - female Meet Bizarro, a fly I guess - Ripiphorus - female Meet Bizarro, a fly I guess - Ripiphorus - female Meet Bizarro, a fly I guess - Ripiphorus
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 9 June, 2007 - 9:41pm
Last updated 11 June, 2007 - 11:11am

Ovipositing
I think this is ovipositing, so it's a female, whatever type of Rhipiphorid it is.
… Cotinis, 10 June, 2007 - 4:56am login or register to post comments

 
yup
Its a female (notice also the reduced antennae as compared to males of this genus). Eggs hatch on flowers and larvae hitch a ride on visiting bees, parasitising bee larvae upon returning to the nest.
… Noah Elhardt, 10 June, 2007 - 5:22am login or register to post comments

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