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Cuando un macho se acerca a una hembra, realiza un elaborado ritual: balancea su cuerpo din\u00e1micamente de un lado a otro, inclina su abdomen hasta tocar la hoja y destella los brillantes colores iridiscentes de su parte posterior para impresionarla. Si tiene \u00e9xito, se monta sobre la hembra e inmediatamente deposita una gota l\u00edquida directamente en la prob\u00f3scide de ella; un nutritivo regalo nupcial para mantenerla ocupada antes y durante el apareamiento. Tuve la fortuna de avistar a esta encantadora mosca durante dos visitas consecutivas de verano al bosque protegido La Perla, en la provincia ecuatoriana de Santo Domingo, primero en 2024 y nuevamente en 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El g\u00e9nero Cardiacephala pertenece al fascinante familia de las moscas patilargas neotropicales (familia Micropezidae). 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