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Bee Fly - Thevenetimyia luctifera
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Bee Fly - Thevenetimyia luctifera
near Quincy, Plumas County, California, USA
June 28, 2006
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Contributed by tom murray on 9 July, 2006 - 9:46am
Last updated 11 December, 2007 - 4:23pm

Thanks
It sounds like you know your Bombyliidae! I just wanted the id to be from a good source before moving it to a new page.
… tom murray, 11 December, 2007 - 4:23pm login or register to post comments

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I think this is the golden pilose T. luctifera.
… Andy Calderwood, 10 December, 2007 - 2:33pm login or register to post comments

 
T. luctifera?
I couldn't find any pictures online to compare. It doesn't sound like you're positive about the id, so I'll leave it at genus level for now, and hopefully the species can be confirmed.
Are you a dipterist? I didn't see anything in your bugguide bio.
Thanks for the help.
… tom murray, 10 December, 2007 - 5:04pm login or register to post comments

 
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Hi,
I guess you would say I am an avid amateur dipterist. I am about done with a revision of the US species of Exoprosopa (Diptera: Bombyliidae), but have so far published only one description, that of Poecilanthrax brachypus, from Santa Barbara, CA. I have built a collection of some 16,000 Bombyliidae from western North America.

Regarding the Thev ID, I would say I am 80-90% confident.
… Andy Calderwood, 11 December, 2007 - 2:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.
… Joel Kits, 27 March, 2007 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

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