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Bee Fly - Poecilognathus
Copyright © 2009 cwmelton

Bee Fly - Poecilognathus
Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
August 2, 2009
Size: 6 mm
Possibly in Poecilognathus?
On squash flower. With pollen.
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Contributed by cwmelton on 2 August, 2009 - 12:04pm
Last updated 28 August, 2009 - 11:25am

Moved
Moved from Phthiriinae.
… cwmelton, 28 August, 2009 - 11:25am login or register to post comments

Moved
Likely Poecilognathus. The dark wing borders are pretty distinctive, but I don't know which species this might be.

Moved from Bee Flies.
… Joel Kits, 9 August, 2009 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

Nice shot. I think your ID is solid.
Can you provide an estimate of size?
… Ron Hemberger, 2 August, 2009 - 1:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Measurement
Excluding the extended mouthparts and wing tips, the body length was 6 mm.
… cwmelton, 5 August, 2009 - 8:48am login or register to post comments

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