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Conophorus cristatus - male
Copyright © 2007 Aaron Schusteff

Conophorus cristatus - Male
Mendocino County, California, USA
May 26, 2007
I photographed this individual on Cammissonia ovata near Rickabaugh Glade, a large vernal pool on South Cow Mountain at an elevation of around 3300'. It's east of Ukiah and NW of Clear Lake. The vernal pool is a few hundred feet long and maybe 90 feet wide. It's relatively pristine and undisturbed, bordered by a grassland full of healthy native vegetation, which in turn is surrounded by chaparral.

Neal Evenhuis (an expert in Bombyliidae at the Bishop Museum, Hawaii) informed me that it "is a male of Conophorus cristatus Painter. Found only in California".

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Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 1 August, 2007 - 11:55pm
Last updated 4 August, 2007 - 2:39am

Moved
Moved from Conophorus.
… Chuck Entz, 2 August, 2007 - 7:21am login or register to post comments

Very nice find.
A new guide page is in order. Unfortunately, I can't provide it.
… Ron Hemberger, 2 August, 2007 - 12:48am login or register to post comments

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