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Syrphid Fly - Pseudodoros clavatus - male
Copyright © 2006 Cotinis

Syrphid Fly - Pseudodoros clavatus - Male
NABA Butterfly Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
October 19, 2006
Size: 10 mm
A syrphid that resembles a conopid--thanks for correction--see comments. Size estimated. I saw a few of these about flowers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
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Contributed by Cotinis on 28 October, 2006 - 8:52am
Last updated 28 October, 2006 - 10:37am

Pseudodoros
It looks like a Conopid, but it is not... It is a beautiful shot of a male Pseudodoros... Their larvae are feeding on aphids and scales...
… Martin Hauser, 28 October, 2006 - 9:39am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Darn, I knew about these--I think Josh Rose has seen these in the same area, but did not check on it thoroughly. Thanks for the correction.
… Cotinis, 28 October, 2006 - 10:35am login or register to post comments

 
Good mimic!
It would have fooled me too. I wonder about this mimicry.
… Beatriz Moisset, 28 October, 2006 - 7:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Wasp mimicry?
I think the Conopids are thought to be wasp mimics--that's what I usually mistake them for--they look a lot like Eumenes, for instance. This syrphid is perhaps playing the same game.
… Cotinis, 29 October, 2006 - 6:56am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Thick-headed Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 28 October, 2006 - 9:38am login or register to post comments

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