Sugarcane Soldier Fly - Inopus rubriceps

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Copyright © 2014 Arthur Scott Macmillan

Sugarcane Soldier Fly - Inopus rubriceps -

Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
October 16, 2014
Size: ~6mm

It is dissecting this blade of grass like as surgeon!

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Sugarcane Soldier Fly - Inopus rubriceps - male

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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 18 October, 2014 - 1:37am

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