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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Mydas Flies (Mydidae) » Mydinae » Stratiomydas » Stratiomydas lividus
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Unknown Fly - Stratiomydas lividus - male
Copyright © 2009 Jeff Babson

Unknown Fly - Stratiomydas lividus - Male
Madera Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
July 16, 2009
A cool fly basking in the sun on a desert broom. First thought is that it is a type of Mydas fly.
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Contributed by Jeff Babson on 4 December, 2009 - 1:38pm
Last updated 8 December, 2009 - 8:40am

Thanks
Thank you for the ID and the kind words about the photo.
… Jeff Babson, 8 December, 2009 - 8:55am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mydas Flies.
… Hartmut Wisch, 8 December, 2009 - 8:39am login or register to post comments

Stratiomydas lividus
This is a great shot of a Sratiomydas lividus male.
… Torsten Dikow, 8 December, 2009 - 7:58am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Martin Hauser, 5 December, 2009 - 3:41pm login or register to post comments

I agree, its a nice photo
of a beautiful fly. I'd say Mydidae, but I'm heading out of town & don't have time to look beyond. I'll ask Jim Hogue early next week.
… Hartmut Wisch, 5 December, 2009 - 9:57am login or register to post comments

i'm sure you're right; nice photo!
pls move to the Diptera page to increase chances for a faster ID -- someone may give you a sp. name
… v belov, 4 December, 2009 - 1:59pm login or register to post comments

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