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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora) » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Trigonomiminae » Holcocephala
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Fly - Holcocephala
Copyright © 2005 Chris Wirth

Fly - Holcocephala
Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
August 4, 2005
Can anyone ID this? - Thanks
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Contributed by Chris Wirth on 5 August, 2005 - 6:52pm
Last updated 18 August, 2005 - 8:42am

My guess is Holcocephela fusc
My guess is Holcocephela fusca. This genus is really big-eyed, and they are small. Fusca has dark wings too.
… Paul Bedell, 5 August, 2005 - 7:52pm login or register to post comments

 
right on!
I think Paul's got it. Compare this image to those on Herschel Raney's website:
http://www.hr-rna.com/RNA/Rfly%20pages/Holcoceph%20page.htm
… Joshua Stuart Rose, 5 August, 2005 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

Asilidae: Ommatius?
It's a Robber fly, might be Ommatius, they are supposed to have fine vanes on antennae--perhaps visible in your photo.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 5 August, 2005 - 7:00pm login or register to post comments

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