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Delhi Sands flower-loving fly - Rhaphiomidas terminatus - female

Delhi Sands flower-loving fly - Rhaphiomidas terminatus - Female
Rialto, San Bernardino County, California, USA
July 29, 2013
On July 20, Alice Abela and I had met with Rick and Sharon Rogers en route to the 2013 BugGuide gathering to look for this beautiful Rhaphiomidas. It was great to meet Rick & Sharon, and we saw some interesting things...but we didn't find the Rhaphiomidas. On the way back, Alice and I tried again. After two hours of searching, and on the brink of giving up to head home...Alice called out that she had found one :-) My photos are below, Alice's can be seen here.

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Delhi Sands flower-loving fly - Rhaphiomidas terminatus - female Delhi Sands flower-loving fly - Rhaphiomidas terminatus - female Delhi Sands flower-loving fly - Rhaphiomidas terminatus - female Delhi Sands flower-loving fly - Rhaphiomidas terminatus - female Delhi Sands flower-loving fly - Rhaphiomidas terminatus - female

Congratulations -- I've also
Congratulations -- I've also found that they can be very hard to find! Nice to see some more pix here.

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