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Bombyliidae - Heterostylum
Copyright © 2007 Micki Killoran

Bombyliidae - Heterostylum
Chinle, Canyon de Chelley, Apache County, Arizona, USA
August 14, 2007
Size: ~1 CM (+/-)
Brutally hot in the canyon, but this little guy wouldn't sit still!

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Contributed by Micki Killoran on 14 August, 2007 - 2:08pm
Last updated 19 December, 2007 - 4:19pm

Moved
Moved from Orthorrhapha.
… Keith Bayless, 19 December, 2007 - 4:19pm login or register to post comments

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I would say this is Heterostylum robustum (Diptera: Bombyliidae) in the Bombyliinae. In parts of the 4-corners area, they are considered Agricultural pests because they attack ground-nesting bees instrumental in the pollination of alfalfa.
… Andy Calderwood, 19 December, 2007 - 2:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 2 September, 2007 - 7:55pm login or register to post comments

I wonder what he's poking at
in the rocks?
… Ashley Bradford, 14 August, 2007 - 2:14pm login or register to post comments

 
I'd guess it's a she, looking for a place to deposit eggs.
Some info here: http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/diptera/Behavior.htm
… Ron Hemberger, 14 August, 2007 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

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