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Thick Headed Fly - Physoconops
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

Thick Headed Fly - Physoconops
Riley Wilderness Park, Coto De Caza, Orange County, California, USA
October 5, 2006
I've posted these before, but not with wings this nice. Can anyone take the ID farther?

Answer: Keith Bayless. Thanks!

A first for California.
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 5 October, 2006 - 9:18pm
Last updated 13 December, 2006 - 10:37pm

Moved
Moved from Thick-headed Flies.
… Ron Hemberger, 13 December, 2006 - 10:33pm login or register to post comments

Physoconops
the other side of my comment on
… Keith Bayless, 13 December, 2006 - 8:20pm login or register to post comments

 
For the enlightenment of us all, here's Keith's comment...
"[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 for the ID and the info. BTW, do you do syrphids?
… Ron Hemberger, 13 December, 2006 - 10:32pm login or register to post comments

 
kind of
If I had keys, a microscope, a specimen in front of me, and a reference collection to check, I could identify syrphids (then again, who couldn't with those resources), but there's too many for me to ID them all by sight.
… Keith Bayless, 14 December, 2006 - 10:50am login or register to post comments

 
Even with all those aids, I'd have trouble.
Yeah, there certainly are a load of them. But I guess that's the beauty of it all. I'm still having trouble keeping all the parts straight, but femur I understand.
… Ron Hemberger, 14 December, 2006 - 4:20pm login or register to post comments

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