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Villa fulviana
Copyright © 2007 Hartmut Wisch

Villa fulviana
Hurricane Hill, ~5700 ft., Olympic National Park, Clallam County, Washington, USA
August 13, 2007
Looks like a fairly fresh specimen of Villa fulviana , but I don't know whether there are other, similar spp. in the Olympics.
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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 29 November, 2007 - 12:27pm
Last updated 30 November, 2007 - 10:49am

Moved
Moved from Villa.
… Hartmut Wisch, 30 November, 2007 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

Wow
I confirm it: Wow!
… Andy Calderwood, 30 November, 2007 - 9:57am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Andy -
Next summer I'll be looking for them up in the Olympics.
… Hartmut Wisch, 30 November, 2007 - 10:48am login or register to post comments

Wow
This is a really striking fly. It is almost certainly something close to V. fulviana (and may be that species), but I've never seen a Villa with so much red. All of the Western V. fulviana I've looked at have been very yellow.
… Joel Kits, 29 November, 2007 - 9:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, and when I went to the Olympics,
I hadn't even thought of bee flies. They were a great bonus!
I wonder how well the red preserves in mounted specimen, also whether there might be a paling with age, as in some Lordotus.
… Hartmut Wisch, 29 November, 2007 - 10:33pm login or register to post comments

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