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Unknown Diptera on Mistflower ??????? - Lepidophora lepidocera
Copyright © 2015 Nathan Riggs

Unknown Diptera on Mistflower ??????? - Lepidophora lepidocera
Mansfield, Dallas/Tarrant County, Texas, USA
August 30, 2015
Size: Approximately 1 inch
This appears to be a dipteran of some sort, but I'm completely flummoxed as to what it is. My first impression was a male mosquito of some sort, but it would have to be HUGE...like one of the Psorophora spp.

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Unknown Diptera on Mistflower ??????? - Lepidophora lepidocera Unknown Diptera on Mistflower ??????? - Lepidophora lepidocera
Contributed by Nathan Riggs on 31 August, 2015 - 10:30am
Last updated 31 August, 2015 - 6:28pm

Moved
Moved from Scaly Bee Fly.
… John S. Ascher, 31 August, 2015 - 6:28pm

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… John S. Ascher, 31 August, 2015 - 6:28pm

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