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Paradejeania rutilioides - female
Copyright © 2006 Hartmut Wisch

Paradejeania rutilioides - Female
Eaton Wash, ~1000 ft, Eaton Canyon Natural Area, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA
October 6, 2006
Size: ~ 16 mm

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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 12 October, 2006 - 1:13am
Last updated 13 October, 2006 - 12:37am

I think
I saw that S. Marshall had termed this the Hedgehog Fly. Don't know if he coined that or not.
… Herschel Raney, 30 January, 2009 - 6:52am login or register to post comments

 
Interesting -
When I first saw this fly it reminded me of a hedgehog, though they're 'old world'.
Your comment suddenly recalls a pet hedgehog we called Bogumil (after a character in Gregor von Rezzori's Maghrebinische Geschichten / Tales of Maghrebinia.). We let it go after a while.
Back to this fly, they have been reported to use Hemihyalea edwardsii as larval host. I hope to see those moths.
… Hartmut Wisch, 30 January, 2009 - 2:45pm login or register to post comments

Size
I'm just curious ; what is the size of this fly ?
… Pierre-Marc Brousseau, 12 October, 2006 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Sorry,
I just added the size (see above), about that of some bumble bees.
… Hartmut Wisch, 13 October, 2006 - 12:47am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Ok, thanks! It's a beautyful beast. Unfortunatly, with don't have such fly in Québec.
… Pierre-Marc Brousseau, 13 October, 2006 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

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