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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Acalyptratae » Tephritoidea » Cheese skippers and kin (Piophilidae) » Prochyliza » Prochyliza xanthostoma
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Piophilidae: Prochyliza xanthostoma? - Prochyliza xanthostoma
Copyright © 2009 Steve Pelikan

Piophilidae: Prochyliza xanthostoma? - Prochyliza xanthostoma
Tanglewood preserve, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
July 25, 2009
This fly keyed out okay but I've never dealt with the family before so I'd like other's feedback/opinion on the id.

And I've gotta admit this is one weird looking fly...
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Contributed by Steve Pelikan on 26 July, 2009 - 8:59pm
Last updated 30 July, 2009 - 8:00pm

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The extended head and antenna are distinctive for this species.

Moved from Flies.
… Joel Kits, 30 July, 2009 - 8:00pm login or register to post comments

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