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I think I saw a picture of this a couple days ago but don't see any on the City Challenge

At light in morning - new here.

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Is anyone familiar with the behaviors of these?

on barrier fencepost

I think? Visiting a scale-infested Mojave ceanothus (Ceanothus pauciflorus).

Tuttle Creek campground

A few of these seen on Hesperoyucca whipplei inflorences

on tree cholla

on lighttrap

Emerged from flower heads of Bahiopsis parishii.

Old stem gall on Wilkesia gymnoxiphium

Malaise maíz 4d

This observation using a vegetative sweep net was collected under a Grasslands National Park permit

On eriogonum fasciculatum

2 image stack (handheld) processed with https://focusstackingonline.com

Organismo encontrado na Ufac

Thought T.nigricornis but two small subtle spots on inside of both wing veins.

To note: on the behavior, the wings did not move in my observation..the fly carefully and slowly walks up and down leaves, hopping from one to the other.

On decayed vegetation
Collectors: Gary Alpert, Zane Holditch
Photographer: Zane Holditch

Bugguide: https://bugguide.net/node/view/2314322

First iNat record for Louisiana

On a senita cactus