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Fly - Lampria bicolor
Copyright © 2007 Brad Barnd

Fly - Lampria bicolor
Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
August 3, 2007
Size: 10 mm
Unknown fly. Looks like either Asilidae or Mydidae. Caught in sticky trap.

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Contributed by Brad Barnd on 27 December, 2007 - 5:43pm
Last updated 10 June, 2011 - 4:18pm

Female
Lampria bicolor. Related to the Laphria. Two species in the genus in the US.
… Herschel Raney, 28 December, 2007 - 6:40am

 
Thanks Herschel and Eric
I browsed through the asilids but must have missed this one.
… Brad Barnd, 28 December, 2007 - 12:54pm

Asilidae.
Concave top of head is the clue for family....I don't recognize the genus, though, might be something new for Bugguide:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 December, 2007 - 6:17pm

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