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We traveled 1,140 km by train from Edinburgh to Berlin to analyze 4,600 Peruvian Diptera specimens at the Species Discovery Lab. Extracting DNA & sequencing the COI gene to speed up fungus gnat identification! #Biodiversity #SpeciesDiscovery

May the fourth be with you! PonteMosca #peruflies

Pterodictya reticularis (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) This incredible insect produces wax that covers the body and protects it against dangers: such as entomopathogenic fungi, parasitoid insects, and predators. #amazonrainforest #PonteMosca #peruflies

Batesian Mimicry. Is this a wasp or a moth? Incredible adaptation to elude predators. In the photo a beautiful moth from the Erebidae family, imitating a wasp. #PonteMosca #peruflies

Is the expansion of African palm oil, in the lower Amazon of Peru, a threat or an opportunity? #PonteMisca #Peruflies

Tomorrow is the day! I am thrilled to be part of this expedition, which will explore the diversity of insects, focusing on Diptera, in forest ecoregions in northern Peru. For more than 40 days, we will drive more than 2,000 km from around 100 to 3,000 m.a.s.l. @PeruFlies