Hawaiian Insects

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Eupithecia sp Kaluaa 6134

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Eupithecia sp., feeding on Drosophila ambochila. North Kaluaa Gulch, Honouliuli. We've all seen pictures of one eating a Drosophila in the lab, but I've always wondered if they really did it in the wild. Now we know...