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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Acalyptratae » Thick-headed Flies (Conopidae) » Conopinae » Physoconops or Physocephala
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Thick-headed Fly sp.
Copyright © 2008 Rich Kelly

Thick-headed Fly sp.
Muttontown Preserve, Nassau County, New York, USA
August 21, 2008
Size: 10mm +/-
Seen on Winged Sumac.
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Contributed by Rich Kelly on 22 August, 2008 - 9:48am
Last updated 22 August, 2008 - 12:21pm

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A thick-headed fly (Diptera: Conopidae), maybe Physoconops or Physocephala.
… Andy Calderwood, 22 August, 2008 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for guiding me in the
Thanks for guiding me in the right direction.
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