Wingless Scorpion Flies - Apterobittacus apterus

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and Allies (Mecoptera) » Hangingflies (Bittacidae) » Apterobittacus » Wingless Scorpionfly (Apterobittacus apterus)

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Copyright © 2015 Alice Abela

Wingless Scorpion Flies - Apterobittacus apterus -

Hastings Biological Field Station, Monterey County, California, USA
May 9, 2015
Size: ~2cm

Mating pair found on climbing bedstraw in mixed shrub and oak habitat sharing the male's nuptial gift

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Contributed by Alice Abela on 16 May, 2015 - 9:47pm

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