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Black Fly - Anthrax
Copyright © 2013 Loren & Babs Padelford

Black Fly - Anthrax
Montosa Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
July 26, 2013
gathering_2013. Any help with ID appreciated.

Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
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Contributed by Loren & Babs Padelford on 5 August, 2013 - 11:50pm
Last updated 10 August, 2013 - 11:59am

I wonder if this was the same individual as in my shot below?


I don't remember whose arm I photographed this off. I don't think it was my arm...as I've got coarser hair :-)
… Aaron Schusteff, 1 September, 2013 - 12:16am login or register to post comments

 
Anthrax
Aaron,

You may have photographed the same individual on my arm. I was in a dry creek bed on the south side of the canyon road.

Loren Padelford
… Loren & Babs Padelford, 2 September, 2013 - 11:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Aha...mystery solved! :-)
That makes sense Loren...I carefully compared the fine details of the "irroration" (fancy-speak for the speckled spots) of the wings on your photo and mine, and they are virtually identical. So if it wasn't already clear, they're the same individual photographed on your arm.

From the ID comments under my post, guess it makes sense to move this to the "irroratus or cintalpa" node of the guide.
… Aaron Schusteff, 2 September, 2013 - 11:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Loren & Babs Padelford, 6 August, 2013 - 9:36am login or register to post comments

Bee Fly - Anthrax…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 6 August, 2013 - 12:39am login or register to post comments

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