Ptilophyllodromia biroi complex – group B males

Ptilophyllodromia biroi complex group B males : modified mid tibiae greatly swollen and with hairs arranged in a fan. The mid tibiae of these males differs enough from the typical males (Group A) to suggest they may represent a different, or undescribed, species.

Late September 2011
Hobart
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Late September 2014
Franklin

Early October 2015
Port Huon
Predating what appears to be a gall midge (Cecidomyidae).