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Nomada? - Sphecomyia vittata - male - female
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Nomada? - Sphecomyia vittata - Male Female
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
April 28, 2006

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Nomada? - Sphecomyia vittata - male - female Nomada? - Sphecomyia vittata - male - female Nomada? - Sphecomyia vittata - female
Contributed by Steve Scott on 29 April, 2006 - 6:59pm
Last updated 30 April, 2006 - 4:04pm

Eye size
It looks like the male is the one on the left. The eye size difference is not as pronounced as in other species but it is noticeable.
… Beatriz Moisset, 11 May, 2008 - 11:08am

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