Choristus sp Bee fly on Lysinema elegans
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Here an Choristus sp Bee fly is feeding from Lysinema elegans flower. Notice it is hovering while feeding. It is vary rare to see insects feeding on Lysinema flowers with their long thin tube flowers.Photos: Jean 2014 Note: Lysinema plants are often called 'curry plants' due to the smell emitted when the leaves are crushed. ID: Xuankun LI
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- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
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- Brachycera
- Asiloidea
- Bombyliidae (bee flies)
- Choristus
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