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Tachytes - Tachytes distinctus - female
Copyright © 2016 Patrick Murray

Tachytes - Tachytes distinctus - Female
Red Butte Botanical Garden, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
August 22, 2016
Size: about 22 mm

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Contributed by Patrick Murray on 31 August, 2016 - 1:04pm
Last updated 17 February, 2017 - 6:53pm

Moved
Moved from Tachytes.

We can just barely see the light-colored mandibles. Right on!
… Bob Biagi, 17 February, 2017 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 31 August, 2016 - 6:18pm login or register to post comments

Female
She looks like a female Tachytes distinctus. (widespread range) Did you get any shots of her mandibles? They should be light colored. This species has orange wings with dark tips, females with mostly-red legs and 3 pale abdominal stripes. -- 10 flagellomeres = ♀
Size? How big are the flower heads? (= approximate body length)
… Bob Biagi, 31 August, 2016 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Sadly no mandible shots. The
Sadly no mandible shots. The size of the specimen was typical of most Tachytes species I have encountered. The flower heads were, to my recollection, slightly less than 20 mm in diameter.
… Patrick Murray, 31 August, 2016 - 5:55pm login or register to post comments

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