Two moths new to me

[Painted Jezebel]

That fly reminds me of a 'joke' photo I saw recently (which I DO NOT approve of, by the way). It is obviously two pipecleaners attached to a weevil head attached to a cactus leaf with two fly's wings added on for show!

[tanghb]

That's really a very strange looking fly! Besides the antennae, the abdomen also looks very strange.

No, it didn't fly. I wonder if it ever could. It was only walking clumsily.

[Painted Jezebel]

Tang, do you need an ID for the fly for record purposes? If so, I can post it on Insectnet. One can usually get at least a partial ID there, and a bit of googling thereafter normally works. I, for one, would be very intetrested.

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[tanghb]

Tang, do you need an ID for the fly for record purposes? If so, I can post it on Insectnet. One can usually get at least a partial ID there, and a bit of googling thereafter normally works. I, for one, would be very intetrested.

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Yes, please! I could not find anything close to the strange looking fly in my guide books.

[atronox]

Do flies have plumed antennae?

[tanghb]

Do flies have plumed antennae?

Moth flies (Family Psychodidae) and Mosquitoes (Family Culicidae) do.

[atronox]

Moth flies (Family Psychodidae) and Mosquitoes (Family Culicidae) do.

Cool! Can't get over the fact that such strange things exist.