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Mydas fly - Mydas tibialis
Copyright © 2004 Erik Blosser

Mydas fly - Mydas tibialis
Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia, USA
A front view. This fly was really big. Anyone know what it is?

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Contributed by Erik Blosser on 9 August, 2004 - 12:05am
Last updated 25 August, 2004 - 11:13am

Mydas tibialis
In an email to me, B. C. Kondratieff confirmed "Mydas tibialis is correct, a beautiful large species."
… Troy Bartlett, 31 January, 2005 - 9:19pm

Mydas fly
Nice shot of the mydas fly, Mydas tibialis. They mimic the large sphecid wasp, Sphex nudus, near as I can tell.
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 August, 2004 - 1:17pm

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