Long-tongue Fly

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Name:
Long-tongue Fly

Scientific Name:
Prosoeca peringueyi

Reference Number:
LLJ-229

Product Code: 4961

Description

Order Diptera; Family Nemestrinidae - Long-tongue Fly using its extremely long proboscis for feeding on a flower from Family Aizoaceae - This is a typical keystone creature, as at least 17 species of South African endemic plants depend on it for their pollination - Photographed in Nieuwoudtville Wildflower Reserve / South Africa

Additional Details

Reference Number:	LLJ-229
Scientific Name:	Prosoeca peringueyi
Image Order:	100