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Trichopoda? - Trichopoda
Copyright © 2006 Charles Schurch Lewallen

Trichopoda? - Trichopoda
Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA
June 4, 2006
Bad angle for only one shot but that was all I got. At first I thought it was a bee fly then I saw the legs.
Is it possible to get it to species with only this angle?
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Contributed by Charles Schurch Lewallen on 4 June, 2006 - 1:49pm
Last updated 4 June, 2006 - 11:00pm

A good angle
Actually, a good angle, showing the legs. I think the big comb-like structures are distinctive for Trichopoda, see, for instance:



Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 4 June, 2006 - 9:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Trichopoda
Thanks Patrick for the confirmation.
… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 4 June, 2006 - 11:00pm login or register to post comments

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