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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Small-headed Flies (Acroceridae) » Eulonchus » Eulonchus marginatus
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Eulonchus ? - Eulonchus marginatus
Copyright © 2013 Gary McDonald

Eulonchus ? - Eulonchus marginatus
1.7 mi. NNW. of Antelope Fire Control Station, Willow Springs, San Benito County, California, USA
May 15, 2013

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Contributed by Gary McDonald on 16 May, 2013 - 12:15pm
Last updated 27 September, 2016 - 1:08pm

Moved
Moved from Eulonchus.
… Dennis Haines, 27 September, 2016 - 1:08pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… v belov, 16 May, 2013 - 12:36pm login or register to post comments

 
How did you train them Gary?
Very impressive!
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 23 April, 2015 - 12:42am login or register to post comments

 
2nd that motion
I've seen a number of 3-fly pile-ups...but few (if any) 4-fly ones.

PS: Actually, I think 5 individuals are in this clump: 2 on top facing forward, 2 on the bottom facing away, and a 5th whose wings are visible (facing forward) behind the bottom two...appearing to be clinging to them.

PPS: The preceding photo of this series shows 7 individuals: 2 mating pairs, and 3 "singletons". Perhaps the 3 singletons were males, and all decided to mob one of the mating pairs here?
… Aaron Schusteff, 30 June, 2022 - 11:34am login or register to post comments

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