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Ripiphoridae - Ripiphorus iridescens - male
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Ripiphoridae - Ripiphorus iridescens - Male
100 Acre Wood, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
August 30, 2017
Sitting still, 11:00 PM
The next day, 8:00 AM, it was still there, hanging on. I thougth it might be dead so nudged it and it flew off. Perhaps it was napping for the night?

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 1 December, 2017 - 8:52pm
Last updated 23 May, 2023 - 6:31pm

Moved
Moved from Ripiphorus.
… Elliott Gordon, 23 May, 2023 - 6:31pm

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