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Fly - Drab color, interesting shape - Paragus
Copyright © 2007 HandsOff

Fly - Drab color, interesting shape - Paragus
Santa Clara County, California, USA
November 7, 2007
The legs are very long, eyes large with a lot of hair towards the front, the waist is constricted and very flat. It has a projection on the forward part of the face, a long mouth part that is retracted, maybe?

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Contributed by HandsOff on 31 December, 2007 - 6:08pm
Last updated 1 January, 2008 - 9:11am

And
You are right Ron, I do know this one! :-))
Well, at least the genus that is, because without looking at the genitalia it's practically impossible to determine the species!
It's a male Paragus sp.!
greetings,
… Gerard Pennards, 31 December, 2007 - 9:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks guys!
Paragus! It seems to lack some of the elegance of other members of the genus but I am glad you could help!
… HandsOff, 1 January, 2008 - 6:53am login or register to post comments

A guess: Copestylum
That's based on the face, which is pretty distinctive, tho I can't see much of it.


Antennae on these run from plain to fancy; yours are about mid spectrum. Interesting fly!

I'll bet Gerard knows this one.
… Ron Hemberger, 31 December, 2007 - 7:37pm login or register to post comments

 
It looks like you have photographed a similar paragus species...
...The rainbow color on the wings was very similar, along with the large sized head --->
… HandsOff, 21 November, 2009 - 5:38pm login or register to post comments

 
It looks like you have photographed a similar paragus species...
...The rainbow color on the wings was very similar!
… HandsOff, 21 November, 2009 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

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