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unknown fly - Anthrax cintalpa - female
Copyright © 2009 Gerardine Vargas

unknown fly - Anthrax cintalpa - Female
tucson, pima County, Arizona, USA
April 12, 2009
Size: 10mm body length
Seems to like human sweat. Stays on the ground most times. Thanks in advance.

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Contributed by Gerardine Vargas on 13 April, 2009 - 2:08am
Last updated 1 October, 2009 - 1:39am

Moved
Moved from Anthrax.
… Hartmut Wisch, 1 October, 2009 - 1:39am login or register to post comments

Anthrax
Can you post a higher resolution crop of the face? I think this is A. cintalpa, but I can't quite make out the important character (the shape of antennal segment 2). If we can confirm it would be a really nice addition to the guide.
… Joel Kits, 15 April, 2009 - 10:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Anthrax
Thanks for posting the additional photos. Unfortunately I still can't confidently make out the diagnostic character (it's tricky even when examining specimens under a microscope), so this should probably stay as Anthrax sp.
… Joel Kits, 20 April, 2009 - 7:31pm login or register to post comments

Intriguing
Very unusual portrait of a bee fly. I'll bet Andy knows this one.
… Ron Hemberger, 13 April, 2009 - 2:30am login or register to post comments

 
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I was actually surprised to find out this belongs to Bombyliidae. I thought bee flies always have that long needle-like protrusion.
… Gerardine Vargas, 13 April, 2009 - 2:13pm login or register to post comments

 
This one does have a unique look.
There's also a sort of fuzzy mustache version.
… Ron Hemberger, 13 April, 2009 - 5:49pm login or register to post comments

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