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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Acalyptratae » Thick-headed Flies (Conopidae) » Conopinae » Physoconops or Physocephala
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Thick-headed Fly
Copyright © 2004 Lynette Schimming

Thick-headed Fly
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
July 22, 2004
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 4 February, 2005 - 7:03pm
Last updated 27 November, 2007 - 2:17pm

A fly, actually
It does look like a wasp, but like all flies it only has one pair of wings and a pair of halteres. You can see one of the halteres in this photo. It's the white club shaped thing kind of behind the base of the wing on the side facing the camera.

I'm not positive, but this might be a fly in the family conopidae.
… Troy Bartlett, 4 February, 2005 - 7:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Thick-headed Fly
I agree Troy,

Especially when you compare it to the other photos in the guide...
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 5 February, 2005 - 9:39am login or register to post comments

 
Fly!
I'm sure this won't be my last fly in my bee section!
… Lynette Schimming, 4 February, 2005 - 7:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Lovely portrait.
This is a really nice image, Lynnette, I wouldn't apologize for anything:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 7 February, 2005 - 2:44pm login or register to post comments

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