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Family Conopidae - Thick-headed Flies - Physocephala
Copyright © 2006 Bill Claff

Family Conopidae - Thick-headed Flies - Physocephala
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
October 8, 2006
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Contributed by Bill Claff on 8 October, 2006 - 7:42pm
Last updated 13 December, 2006 - 9:11pm

Moved
Moved from Thick-headed Flies.
… john and jane balaban, 13 December, 2006 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

Physocephala
same as my comment on
… Keith Bayless, 13 December, 2006 - 8:20pm login or register to post comments

That white spot under the wing
looks like a haltere to us, making this a fly. Maybe a thick-headed fly such as . See what you think.
… john and jane balaban, 8 October, 2006 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes thanks
"many of which resemble small thread-waisted wasps"
I guess I was fooled!
… Bill Claff, 8 October, 2006 - 8:07pm login or register to post comments

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