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2 Records
Description
Note "M" on forehead in this family.
Relationships
"Females are kleptoparasitic and are especially attracted to predatory insects or spiders feeding on honeybees." (John F. Carr/BugGuide)
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Desmometopa species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/15/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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A Freeloader Fly in the genus Desmometopa in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/18/2014).
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Desmometopa species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/15/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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