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Bee fly - Heterostylum robustum
Copyright © 2005 Peter Bryant

Bee fly - Heterostylum robustum
Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
June 25, 2005
Size: ~1.3cm

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Contributed by Peter Bryant on 6 October, 2006 - 3:36pm
Last updated 3 January, 2008 - 1:43pm

Moved
Moved from Heterostylum--species ID appears to be good.
… Cotinis, 3 January, 2008 - 1:43pm login or register to post comments

ID - Heterostylum robustum
This looks like H. robustum to me. Like most wide-ranging species, this one is highly variable from place to place.
… Andy Calderwood, 16 December, 2007 - 10:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 November, 2006 - 2:55pm login or register to post comments

Looks close to
Heterostylum robustum, see this image and links in its caption:

especially Insects of Torrey Pines California, which has an image of Heterostylum robustum.
… Cotinis, 6 October, 2006 - 6:11pm login or register to post comments

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