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Mydas fly - Mydas tibialis
Copyright © 2004 Erik Blosser

Mydas fly - Mydas tibialis
Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia, USA
I think this some kind of fly, but I could be wrong.

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Contributed by Erik Blosser on 9 August, 2004 - 12:03am
Last updated 1 June, 2005 - 10:58pm

Mydas fly
Yep, it is a mydas fly, Mydas tibialis.
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 August, 2004 - 1:17pm login or register to post comments

Mydas Fly, perhaps
Sure looks like a Mydas Fly, family Mydidae. It does not look like the common species we have down here in the Piedmont of North Carolina, Mydas clavatus, for which there is a Guide Page. There are quite a few North American species, just in genus Mydas, and I can't find any regional checklists--there are no entries at NC State University Entomology for that family.

In any case, sure looks like a wasp-mimic. I've seen wasps about with a dark body and wings and brown legs like that. Neat.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 9 August, 2004 - 6:49am login or register to post comments

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