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Thick-headed fly - Physocephala
Copyright © 2004 Lynette Schimming

Thick-headed fly - Physocephala
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
June 25, 2004
Had this one in my wasp folder, but I AM learning!
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 10 February, 2005 - 7:02am
Last updated 8 December, 2007 - 1:49pm

Moved
Moved from Physoconops or Physocephala.
… john and jane balaban, 13 December, 2006 - 9:14pm login or register to post comments

Physocephala
same as my comment on
… Keith Bayless, 13 December, 2006 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

Looks like..
This one, perhaps?



Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 10 February, 2005 - 8:05am login or register to post comments

 
looks a lot alike
looks very similar to me. Only differnce I notice is that mine has a more yellow coloring. What exactly is that thing that sticks out the front? Is it a tongue?
… Lynette Schimming, 10 February, 2005 - 8:29am login or register to post comments

 
Proboscis
That is the proboscis, which is made of various mouthparts in different insect groups. I don't know which mouthparts are in a conopid proboscis, but in mosquitoes the labium forms a sheath around the maxillae and mandibles which are used to pierce skin and suck blood respectively. There's a diagram here. The proboscis is different in other orders, but it might be the same within the flies.
… Joel Kits, 10 February, 2005 - 11:00am login or register to post comments

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