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Fly-mimicking Weevil - front view, La Isla Escondida, Colombia
Here it is, the weevil highlight of our trip. To quote from Andreas Kay's observation:
"This little Weevil from the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador is about 5 mm in size and mimics a Flesh Fly, which protects it from predators such as birds because they do not waste time trying to catch what seems to be such a swift prey."
He even managed to create a video of the mimicking behavior:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/42330835705
As for the ID, it's likely the Mnemynurus genus, yet it is very poorly documented online.
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