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bee fly - Systoechus - female
Copyright © 2006 edward trammel

bee fly - Systoechus - Female
fayetteville, washington County, Arkansas, USA
August 31, 2006
Size: ~12mm
i feel pretty good about the genus Systoechus, but no idea of the species.

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Contributed by edward trammel on 5 September, 2006 - 11:23pm
Last updated 21 February, 2007 - 3:50pm

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.
… Joel Kits, 15 February, 2007 - 4:34pm login or register to post comments

Systoechus
Shows the characters of Systoechus nicely. I'm not familiar with the southeastern S. solitus, but it is either that species or the widespread S. vulgaris.
… Joel Kits, 15 February, 2007 - 4:34pm login or register to post comments

 
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thank you for the information Joel, i was looking at the S. vulgaris when i went to the university museum... it seems a very likely candidate.
… edward trammel, 19 February, 2007 - 10:08pm login or register to post comments

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