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Mydidae
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Mydidae
8 miles N. Goodwell, near Beaver River, Texas County, Oklahoma, USA
June 15, 2008

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Mydidae - mydas fly - genus? Mydidae
Contributed by texhoma on 15 June, 2008 - 7:05pm
Last updated 1 August, 2008 - 12:53am

Mydas xanthopterus
is what it looks like to me. A Pepsis mimic which I have collected in AZ.
… Harry Zirlin, 8 October, 2009 - 1:50pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 1 August, 2008 - 12:53am

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