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Colorful Fly, Dining On Buckwheat - Physoconops
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

Colorful Fly, Dining On Buckwheat - Physoconops
Riley Wilderness Park, Coto De Caza, Orange County, California, USA
August 2, 2006
(Originally, I thought this was a was*p.)

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 2 August, 2006 - 5:31pm
Last updated 13 December, 2006 - 10:44pm

Moved
Moved from Thick-headed Flies.
… Ron Hemberger, 13 December, 2006 - 10:44pm login or register to post comments

Physoconops
same info as in
… Keith Bayless, 13 December, 2006 - 8:24pm login or register to post comments

 
And here's that info...
"[O]ne can tell the difference between Physocephala and Physoconops by the shape of the hind femur; Physocephala's is awkwardly or irregularly widened and narrowed; Physoconops's is straight or evenly widened."

Thanks again, Keith.
… Ron Hemberger, 13 December, 2006 - 10:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
to family page.
… Chuck Entz, 2 August, 2006 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

Beautiful
Conopid. A fly that truly looks like a wasp.
… Herschel Raney, 2 August, 2006 - 10:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Sure fooled me.
I thought the back-end looked a bit odd, and just loved the face. Guess I appreciate flies more than wasps. Thanks for the ID, Herschel. Thanks for the move, Chuck.
… Ron Hemberger, 2 August, 2006 - 11:21pm login or register to post comments

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