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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Mydas Flies (Mydidae) » Mydinae » Mydas » Mydas tibialis
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Soldier Fly????? Never seen this before. - Mydas tibialis
Copyright © 2009 William Nichols jr.

Soldier Fly????? Never seen this before. - Mydas tibialis
Dekalb , Dekalb County, Illinois, USA
September 7, 2009
Size: 5-7 cm
This was found in my ento class. I have never seen a soldier fly such as this. Any Ideas?
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Contributed by William Nichols jr. on 14 September, 2009 - 12:42am
Last updated 9 October, 2009 - 12:08pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 October, 2009 - 12:08pm login or register to post comments

Also consider
Mydidae (Mydas Flies), maybe something like Mydas tibialis ?
… John R. Maxwell, 14 September, 2009 - 12:58am login or register to post comments

 
Exactly.
Species ID is correct. Great find! This wasp is probably a mimic of Sphex nudus, though the flies are usually bigger than the wasps they mimic!
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 September, 2009 - 8:22am login or register to post comments

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