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PhD entomologist & insect photographer. Scientist & Program Leader in Insect Behavior in the Illinois Natural History Survey/Prairie Research Institute at University of Illinois. I like & share images & stories about insects, rootworms, agriculture & more!
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Thanks for taking the time to share the ID. They are small and easily missed; however, I can find them after the fact in photos.
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I based it on a variety of general wiki-like sources. It would be “easy” to test…! Have you info to the contrary - are they mimics of a distasteful model? Have you ever seen them preyed upon by a generalist predator? They are my fav. GHop look after Dactylotum bicolor.
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Love it! Am I seeing an ectoparasitic dipteran feeding from the moth's forewing on the left? As I look through many of my recent Ecuador photos, many of the moths are hosting these little blood-suckers.