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Species Exoprosopa pueblensis

Syrphid Fly - Exoprosopa pueblensis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora))
Superfamily Asiloidea
Family Bombyliidae (Bee Flies)
Subfamily Anthracinae
Tribe Exoprosopini
Genus Exoprosopa
Species pueblensis (Exoprosopa pueblensis)
Remarks
In AZ, it has a faint banding to the wing, whereas in central Mexico (thus the name 'pueblensis'), the bands are dark chocolate brown. It is common in Madera Canyon (Andy Calderwood).