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Thick-Headed Fly in Excellent Mimicry - Physocephala
Copyright © 2004 Stephen Cresswell

Thick-Headed Fly in Excellent Mimicry - Physocephala
Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
July 20, 2004
When I made my first quick sort through my photos, I put this in my Bees & Wasps category. Going back now for the first time, the wings reminded me of a picture-wing fly. Then I noticed the little yellow halteres. Whoops, wrong Order! I had to move the photo over to the Flies category.

Ye gads, what is going on with those asymetrical antennae?
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Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 9 April, 2005 - 6:10am
Last updated 29 October, 2005 - 10:34am

Physocephala
See comments under #22399.
… Beatriz Moisset, 29 October, 2005 - 10:33am login or register to post comments

Antennae?
How do you mean the asymmetrical antennae? There are two antennae but one is obscured by the other. At the lower part of the head you see the proboscis.

Paul

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… Paul Beuk, 12 April, 2005 - 2:54am login or register to post comments

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