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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Aschiza » Syrphid Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Pipizini » Arctophila » Arctophila flagrans
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Syrphid Bombus Mimic - Arctophila flagrans - male
Copyright © 2008 David Moll

Syrphid Bombus Mimic - Arctophila flagrans - Male
Summit Escudilla Mountain, Apache County, Arizona, USA
August 6, 2008
On thistle.

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Contributed by David Moll on 16 August, 2008 - 2:12am
Last updated 13 March, 2009 - 10:06pm

Moved
Moved from Arctophila.
… Martin Hauser, 13 March, 2009 - 10:06pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Eristalinae.
… Martin Hauser, 13 March, 2009 - 10:05pm login or register to post comments

Nice fly
I thought this was a narcissus bulb fly, but couldn't find any here with patterned wings. While I don't think this example is a match, maybe it'll point you to a genus to explore. Good luck, David.

… Ron Hemberger, 17 August, 2008 - 1:00am login or register to post comments

 
Yeah, I really Dug Those Wings
I've Already Looked at ALL BG Syrphid Pages & Some Beyond
Possible genera:
Mallota
Eristalis flavipes
Merodon
Criorhina
Hadromyia....
… David Moll, 17 August, 2008 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

 
Boy, you've been around the block on this one.
If forced to guess, I'd say Mallota. It certainly looks like a syrphid to me, but I can't make out the spurious(?) wing vein. It certainly doesn't look like a bee fly, and I'm dry on ideas at this point. Wish I could have helped more on both this and the tachinid.
… Ron Hemberger, 17 August, 2008 - 10:52am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Ron
This wouldn't be as fun or useful if people were just submitting stuff we already knew.

Flies rule.
… David Moll, 18 August, 2008 - 7:54am login or register to post comments

 
My pleasure
It was both fun and enjoyable working together on your two flies. I'm sure there will be more.
… Ron Hemberger, 18 August, 2008 - 10:11am login or register to post comments

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