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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Tachinidae » Dexiinae » Beskia » Beskia aelops
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Fly - Beskia aelops
Copyright © 2007 crispin

Fly - Beskia aelops
Lake Corpus Christi, San Patricio County, Texas, USA
April 20, 2007
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Contributed by crispin on 5 May, 2007 - 10:44am
Last updated 6 May, 2007 - 12:11am

It looks more like a Tachinid
It looks more like a Tachinidae, but not Trichopoda, close to Cylindromyia, but the mouthparts are not right... well it might be another one of the 300 Tachinidae genera... Cool fly
… Martin Hauser, 5 May, 2007 - 2:30pm login or register to post comments

 
I'll agree with that... after
I'll agree with that... after some searching through the Neartic manual I think this might be Beskia aelops... the mouthparts,large antennae and uniquely shaped eye seem to be a good match... also listed as having an orange abdomen and black wings... range listed as Southern... I will make a page for this one
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 5 May, 2007 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

I don't know
I am thinking female Trichopoda in a very odd angle.
… Herschel Raney, 5 May, 2007 - 12:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Trichopoda doesn't have the e
Trichopoda doesn't have the elongate mouthparts seen in this specimen
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 5 May, 2007 - 1:41pm login or register to post comments

This is a fly of some sort...
This is a fly of some sort... Bombyliidae seems most likely... this might be a new one for the guide
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 5 May, 2007 - 12:31pm login or register to post comments

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