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Mexican Cactus Fly (Copestylum mexicanum)
Photo#258204
Copyright © 2009
Tim Lethbridge
Black fly -
Copestylum mexicanum
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Sebring, Highlands County, Florida, USA
March 8, 2008
Not the best focus, but this angle shows the wings.
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Contributed by
Tim Lethbridge
on 13 March, 2009 - 8:45pm
Last updated 8 June, 2017 - 12:13pm
Moved
Moved from
Copestylum
.
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Tim Lethbridge
, 14 March, 2009 - 1:32pm
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Mexican Cactus fly, a syrphid
I think it's a female. (On the male, eyes touch on top.)
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Ron Hemberger
, 13 March, 2009 - 9:59pm
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Thanks.
Thank you Ron for another ID.
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Tim Lethbridge
, 14 March, 2009 - 6:40am
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You 're welcome, Tim . And you can move this to species.
Copestylum mexicanum
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Ron Hemberger
, 14 March, 2009 - 10:52am
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