Black fly with white bands - Exoprosopa

Moved

Moved from Bee Flies.

… Jerry Friedman, 10 September, 2009 - 11:46pm

This is an undescribed sp. of Exoprosopa. The distinctive feature is the set of wing spots.

… Andy Calderwood, 10 September, 2009 - 9:44pm

Thanks.

That is exciting! Makes me wish I had gotten a better picture, though.

… Jerry Friedman, 10 September, 2009 - 11:42pm

Wonderful!

Well, Jerry, that's as good as it gets for now - and quite good at that!

… Ron Hemberger, 10 September, 2009 - 10:16pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Jerry Friedman, 9 September, 2009 - 5:29pm

Bee fly

Very elegant bee fly in the family Bombyliidae. I hesitate to offer a genus, though.

… Eric R. Eaton, 9 September, 2009 - 10:13am

Suggestion

Move your post to Bee Flies for specialist attention. (A quick guess: Exoprosopa.)

… Ron Hemberger, 9 September, 2009 - 11:17am

Done.

Thanks to Eric Eaton for the family and to you for the suggestion. It took me a while to figure out the procedure for moving an image—maybe it would have seemed more intuitive if I hadn't been grading physics homework at the same time.

Should I move my images whenever there's a non-controversial ID? Should I post a note when I move my own images, the way other people note when they've moved mine?

… Jerry Friedman, 9 September, 2009 - 5:37pm

Good questions.

First, a comment. Check the Help tab; it's like a mini-manual for the site and fills in details in the following...

When you get an ID, feel free to move your own post. I believe the system automatically produces a Moved note, as you'll see here.

When you know the ID, you can post directly to the appropriate section.

I never grade physics homework when I'm using the site. For that matter, I never grade physics homework. To each his own.

… Ron Hemberger, 9 September, 2009 - 7:52pm

Thanks again.

What I couldn't figure out was the instructions in the Help tab. But yes, as you said, the Moved note is automatic—a very nice feature.

… Jerry Friedman, 10 September, 2009 - 9:08am