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Posted on 08-04-2015 12:45
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Hovering in a sunny spot in the morning. Is it possible to determine the genus?
Location: Ek Balam, Yucatan province, Mexico.
Thanks for your help.
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A male of Ornidia sp.
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
 
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Thank you very much for the id. So it would probably be in the same genus as the one in my “Ornidia obesa?”-post, although they were taken on different times in different places. I remember they didn’t look exactly the same.
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