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Freshly Eclosed Dipteran - Toxophora
Copyright © 2007 Brian E Womble

Freshly Eclosed Dipteran - Toxophora
Naples, Collier County, Florida, USA
September 21, 2007
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Toxophorinae ??

This is the scene as I found it today. The pupal case is visible protruding from a hole in the stucco at the lower right of the photo. I am thinking maybe this is a bee fly of some sort whose momma parasitized a developing egg/larva that was embedded in the hole - or something. Sounds good to me...

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Contributed by Brian E Womble on 21 September, 2007 - 1:53pm
Last updated 26 December, 2007 - 3:26pm

Moved
Known hosts of this genus are mostly eumenine wasps, but bees and other solitary hymenoptera may also be attacked.

Moved from Toxophorinae.
… Joel Kits, 24 October, 2007 - 1:25pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 18 October, 2007 - 6:43am login or register to post comments

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