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Dewy fly - Physocephala
Copyright © 2006 Rob Broekhuis

Dewy fly - Physocephala
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 1, 2006
Size: ~15mm
Too wet and cold to move, this one had to acquiesce to me taking its photo. I have a few other shots, including one that shows what I think is one of the halteres, but this is the best of the bunch.
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Contributed by Rob Broekhuis on 1 July, 2006 - 11:49am
Last updated 13 December, 2006 - 9:14pm

Moved
Moved from Physoconops or Physocephala.
… john and jane balaban, 13 December, 2006 - 9:14pm login or register to post comments

Physocephala
cute!
… Keith Bayless, 13 December, 2006 - 8:30pm login or register to post comments

Thick-headed Fly!
Excellent photo! This is one of the thick-headed flies, family Conopidae. Appears to belong to the genus Physocephala
though it can be extremely difficult to separate
Physocephala from Physoconops.

Joshua S. Rose, Ph.D.
World Birding Center
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
joshua.rose_NO_SPAM@tpwd.state.tx.us
956-584-9156 x 236
… Joshua Stuart Rose, 1 July, 2006 - 1:13pm login or register to post comments

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