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Hoover - Phormia regina - female
Copyright © 2009 Anita Gould

Hoover - Phormia regina - Female
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 8, 2009
Size: 8 mm
is the same individual. Spent quite a while vacuuming John Maxwell's arm. Placeholder side view showing the proboscis -- OK to frass (I'm sure somebody must have gotten a better shot).
Contributed by Anita Gould on 1 June, 2009 - 10:36pm

Nice
Thanks for posting the "vacuum".
… John R. Maxwell, 2 June, 2009 - 11:24am

Why frass?
It is a portrait of John. We could keep it in that section : )
… Beatriz Moisset, 2 June, 2009 - 7:22am

 
Hmmm
I hear a voice saying "Help me! Help meeee!"
… John R. Maxwell, 2 June, 2009 - 11:36am

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