[Taxacom] Mystery photo

[Stephen Thorpe]

the orchid is Pterostylis trullifolia (or Diplodium trullifolium)
 
the question concerns the "insect" ... something isn't right



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From: Alex Popovkin <popovkin at gmail.com>
To: Stephen Thorpe <stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz> 
Cc: Taxacom <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> 
Sent: Thursday, 25 October 2012 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Mystery photo


A fly on the inflorescence of Dracontioides sp., Araceae. 


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On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 10:53 PM, Stephen Thorpe <stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz> wrote:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pttru_pollinator.jpg
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>can anyone please suggest what this photo depicts?
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