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Poecilobothrus nobilitatus (m+f)

I can't remember seeing semaphore flies in the garden before but they are currently on virtually every leaf! The males (upper fly) leaf hop until joined by a female. He then struts around her signalling with his wings until they take off together. I assume this is for on-the-wing mating, but despite many attempts I failed to get evidence of this.

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Uploaded on July 4, 2020
Taken on June 23, 2020