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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Anthracinae » Anthracini » Xenox » Xenox delila
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Deer Fly? - Xenox delila
Copyright © 2007 cary

Deer Fly? - Xenox delila
Tulare County, California, USA
August 10, 2007
Size: 1"
found this guy along the Kings River in Kings Canyon NP (adjacent to Yosemite) in Sierra Nevada mtns.
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Contributed by cary on 12 August, 2007 - 3:30pm
Last updated 11 September, 2007 - 7:34pm

Moved
Moved from Xenox.
… Joel Kits, 11 September, 2007 - 7:34pm login or register to post comments

Xenox delila
This is X. delila, based on wing pattern. Unlike other Xenox species, the spot at the base of cell m3 is not connected to the more basal spots.
… Joel Kits, 11 September, 2007 - 7:34pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.
… Joel Kits, 7 September, 2007 - 10:06pm login or register to post comments

Bombyliidae
This is undoubtely Bombyliidae fly. Perhaps Xenox sp. :)
… Jorge Almeida, 15 August, 2007 - 7:57am login or register to post comments

Bee fly
Clear shot of distinctive wing pattern should aid ID. You might want to start here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/40602
… Ron Hemberger, 12 August, 2007 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

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