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Superb Bee Fly? - Exoprosopa rhea
Copyright © 2008 Ken Kertell

Superb Bee Fly? - Exoprosopa rhea
Box Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
September 27, 2008

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Contributed by Ken Kertell on 29 September, 2008 - 10:58pm
Last updated 30 September, 2008 - 7:38pm

Moved
Moved from Anthracinae.
… Joel Kits, 30 September, 2008 - 7:38pm login or register to post comments

Is "Superb Bee Fly" some sort of common name?
Interesting creature, but potentially hard to ID. (I'm grasping at straws here.)

Suggestion: If you don't get an ID here in a couple of days, move your post to Bee Flies.
… Ron Hemberger, 30 September, 2008 - 12:24am login or register to post comments

 
ID
Actually, nothing could be simpler. This is the spectacular Exoprosopa rhea. It can be locally common from SE AZ to montane regions of N Mexico. It is less collected than it ought to be, due to its late season, I think. Nice job! It's a first for BG.
… Andy Calderwood, 30 September, 2008 - 5:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Superb Bee Fly
Ron,

No. Superb is not the common name. Sorry for the confusion, and the advice.

Ken
… Ken Kertell, 30 September, 2008 - 8:48am login or register to post comments

 
You're welcome.
Unless you made the move, an editor has IDed your post to subfamily.
… Ron Hemberger, 30 September, 2008 - 9:48am login or register to post comments

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