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Diplacus mephiticus
(shown with Mythicomyia)
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Photographer: Aaron Schusteff
ID: 0000 0000 0215 1449 (2015-02-09)Copyright © 2015 Aaron Schusteff
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date of photo Jun 28, 2014
location
Smokey the Bear Flat (Mono County, California, US)family
Phrymaceae
notes Small annual monkeyflower with a skunky odor that likes growing in the pumice flats north-east of Mammoth Lakes area (among other places). Visiting the flower here a member of one of my favorite dipteran groups...a ''microbombyliid'' in the genus Mythicomyia, with its characteristic ''duck-billed'' proboscis. A cropped image of the Mythicomyia can be seen here. photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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| Look for Jepson Manual treatments, maps (University & Jepson Herbaria)View Calflora record for Diplacus mephiticusView all photos in CalPhotos of Diplacus mephiticus Check Google Images for Diplacus mephiticus |
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