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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Phthiriinae » Poecilognathini » Poecilognathus
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bee fly? - Poecilognathus
Copyright © 2010 Sharon

bee fly? - Poecilognathus
Wekiva State Park, FL, orange County, Florida, USA
September 4, 2010
At first thought this matched one of the bee flies Poecilognathus unimaculatus - Now not sure
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Contributed by Sharon on 21 September, 2010 - 5:27pm
Last updated 25 September, 2010 - 12:31pm

Moved
Genus is correct, but I can't identify these to species.

Moved from Bee Flies.
… Joel Kits, 25 September, 2010 - 12:31pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

I think you got it (to genus at least). The general appearance and wing venation are dead on:



Yours would be a female, I believe.

The experts will be able to confirm or correct.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 September, 2010 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

 
stripe thru eyes
notice the one on this yellow flower does not have the same striping pattern between the eyes. That's what threw me....
… Sharon, 21 September, 2010 - 5:39pm login or register to post comments

 
But check out a female...
… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 September, 2010 - 5:48pm login or register to post comments

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