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Pseudacteon fly attacking fire ants - Pseudacteon tricuspis - female
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Pseudacteon fly attacking fire ants - Pseudacteon tricuspis - Female
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
April 15, 2013
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Pseudacteon fly attacking fire ants - Pseudacteon tricuspis - female Pseudacteon fly attacking fire ants - Pseudacteon tricuspis - female
Contributed by David Almquist on 7 May, 2013 - 12:48am
Last updated 7 May, 2013 - 6:20pm

Moved
Moved from Scuttle Flies.
… David Almquist, 7 May, 2013 - 6:20pm

ID?
Did you ID by target ants or by morphology?
… John F. Carr, 7 May, 2013 - 7:53am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 7 May, 2013 - 7:53am

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