Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Costa Rica Asilidae - Atomosia sp.

Posted by jgruber111 on 07-04-2019 16:13
#1

Found at La Selva Biological Station 13 Aug 2018. Atomosia sp.?

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Edited by jgruber111 on 09-04-2019 13:33

Posted by Eric Fisher on 08-04-2019 00:21
#2

Atomosia sp. (male?). Genus is surprisingly uncommon in 'wilds' of Central American forests. At La Selva, Atomosia was usually found around lab bldgs.

Posted by jgruber111 on 10-04-2019 13:44
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Thanks Eric. That was exactly my experience on this trip. I saw several of these on the sign posts at HQ, but didn't see any on trees at all.