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Robber Fly? Syrphid? - Pseudodoros clavatus - male
Copyright © 2005 Chuck Entz

Robber Fly? Syrphid? - Pseudodoros clavatus - Male
Encino, Los Angeles County, California, USA
October 29, 2005
Size: 1/2 inch
At first I thought this was a syrphid, but then I noticed the legs are very much like a robber fly. On something so thin my camera's autofocus has fits- so I was lucky to get this one half-way decent view

On lemon verbena in my front yard.
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Contributed by Chuck Entz on 30 October, 2005 - 7:17pm
Last updated 15 January, 2007 - 9:45pm

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… john and jane balaban, 30 October, 2005 - 9:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Pseudodoros
It really does look like an exact match, down to the exact pattern of markings on the abdomen, but then I don't know if that makes it the same species. If it is, maybe it's the same as this one.

Thanks!
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