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Photo#140907
Bee Fly - Exoprosopa

Bee Fly - Exoprosopa
Peyton, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
August 19, 2007
Size: bl=12 mm
I think this is a bee fly

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The long beak, wing pattern, abdominal pattern, and locality make me lean toward Exoprospa clarki. The real key characters are microscopic. This is another species which has a number of local races, including some in CA. It is common in the Rockies.

 
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