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Bee Fly - Toxophora virgata

Bee Fly - Toxophora virgata
Keller Ferry, Ferry County, Washington, USA
July 24, 2010
Size: approx 15mm
Found among clouds of Paper Wasps along the edge of Lake Roosevelt.

Moved
Moved from Toxophora.

Moved
Moved from Toxophorinae.

Moved
Moved from Flies.

bee fly, check Toxophorinae
Acroceridae are much smaller, among other things

 
ID
Yep, Toxophora.

 
Yes and no.
I agree with Toxophorinae for this one, but all the Acroceridae I have personally come across were fairly sizable, especially in the Pacific Northwest.

 
Eric, both =v= and you make a good a point
Some acrocerids are big, others small.

The most commonly encountered acrocerid genus in our area, Eulonchus, and the rarely seen genus Lasia, are both fairly large...they certainly can make it to 15mm or more.

But lots of the other acrocerid genera can be pretty small (e.g. Acrocera, Ogcodes, Turbopsebius and Pterodontia are under 8mm...and usually closer to 5 mm, or even less).

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