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Pyrgota undata

Waved Light Fly

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    Christine Young
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    Spectacular shot! Did you know that they lay eggs on scarab beetles?! Posted 3 months ago
    1. View t7iguy's profile
      t7iguy
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      Thanks!!..Yes, I was reading up on them last year when I photographed one and read that they do. Interesting that they make the beetles fly so they can gain access to the soft tissue under the elytra to lay their eggs.
      Nature is amazing!!!       Posted 3 months ago
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        Christine Young
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        What?! Wow! I wonder how they do that. So cool! Posted 3 months ago

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The Waved Light Fly

"Pyrgota undata", the waved light fly, is a species of fly in the family Pyrgotidae.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by t7iguy
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By t7iguy

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Uploaded May 20, 2025. Captured May 20, 2025 05:10 in 117 New Pats Bluff Rd, Batesville, MS 38606, USA.
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  • OM-1MarkII
  • f/10.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 60mm