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Conophorus collini - male - female
Copyright © 2007 Hartmut Wisch

Conophorus collini - Male Female
Point Mugu State Park, Ventura County, California, USA
March 21, 2007
Stabilized sanddunes at edge of coastal chaparral.
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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 22 March, 2007 - 12:51am

Quite a size difference, more than I'd have thought.
Nice symmetry in the shot, but couldn't you persuade them to touch both sets of wings?
… Ron Hemberger, 22 March, 2007 - 10:57am login or register to post comments

 
First mating pair I saw -
I've been trying several languages in order to get these flies to mate for my camera, and finally ... So far for urban mythology.
Seriously, I felt regaled yesterday: 4 sp. of Copestylum, more Bramble Hairstreaks, Gabb's checkerspot (good exercise running after them, then removing all of the ticks from myself, picked up in the process), Mormon Metalmark, Sara Orangetip (escaped uphill into dense Lemonade berry and Laurel sumac), and much more...All on J.S. Bach's birthday!
… Hartmut Wisch, 22 March, 2007 - 11:26am login or register to post comments

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