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Bee mimic - Stratiomys - female
Copyright © 2007 Tom Bentley

Bee mimic - Stratiomys - Female
Bluff Spring Fen Nature Preserve, Cook County, Illinois, USA
June 2, 2007
Size: 1cm
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 4 June, 2007 - 8:44pm
Last updated 5 June, 2007 - 2:39pm

Very nice pic of a female Str
Very nice pic of a female Stratiomys... I try to find a species name, should be possible...
… Martin Hauser, 5 June, 2007 - 2:09pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a soldier fly
Really nice fly shots today, Tom.
… Ron Hemberger, 4 June, 2007 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

 
fly
certainly a Stratiomyid, those antennae look like Hoplitimyia... perhaps Martin will chime in.
… edward trammel, 5 June, 2007 - 12:05am login or register to post comments

 
Doesnt look like fly.
Antennae are too long.
… Adalbert Goertz, 4 June, 2007 - 11:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Two wings
Note halteres. Yes, those are hefty antennae.
… Ron Hemberger, 5 June, 2007 - 10:54am login or register to post comments

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