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Orange County Bee Fly Archives #264 - Hemipenthes sinuosa
Copyright © 2009 Ron Hemberger

Orange County Bee Fly Archives #264 - Hemipenthes sinuosa
Peters Canyon, Orange, Orange County, California, USA
July 14, 2009
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 15 July, 2009 - 5:11pm
Last updated 16 July, 2009 - 9:32pm

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Looks like Hemipenthes sinuosa.
… Andy Calderwood, 15 July, 2009 - 5:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Markings...
Info for H. sinuosa says "black area of wing has irregular sinuous (wavy) border with a small rounded blob near the apex - a distinguishing feature abdomen, thorax, and head black or very dark with no banding or other obvious markings".

I don't see "blobs" and it looks like there is banding.

I'm trying to id three of mine and so I need to know how flexible the Info description is.

Thanks...
… Alice Cavette, 21 July, 2009 - 6:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Andy
I had trouble making out the venation, plus abdomen looked odd.
… Ron Hemberger, 15 July, 2009 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

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