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Fly 16 - Poecilanthrax effrenus

Fly 16 - Poecilanthrax effrenus
Vail, Pima County, Arizona, USA
July 10, 2007

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Fly 16 - Poecilanthrax effrenus Fly 16 - Poecilanthrax effrenus

Moved
Moved from Poecilanthrax.

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.

Very Nice Stuff Jillian
Looks like Tamarix flowers here and a species of verbena on flys #s 4, 5 & 6.

Maybe Poecilanthrax effrenus
Looks like a Bee Fly Poecilanthrax effrenus, but wait for an expert.

 
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I agree with P. effrenus, but there's a small chance it could be P. eremicus. I think the key character is that effrenus has some dark hairs on the lateral abdominal margins. Vail is about 1000 m in elevation. This would point to effrenus, as eremicus is more of a low, Sonora Desert species.

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