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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Dioprosopa » Dioprosopa clavata
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Wasp on Penstemon - Dioprosopa clavata
Copyright © 2013 Bob Herrmann

Wasp on Penstemon - Dioprosopa clavata
Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
November 28, 2013
Size: 1"

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Contributed by Bob Herrmann on 29 November, 2013 - 10:55pm
Last updated 30 November, 2013 - 12:30am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Chris Mallory, 30 November, 2013 - 12:30am login or register to post comments

 
Wasp on Penstemon
Thank You Chris, was thinking a bee or wasp, good lookin fly
… Bob Herrmann, 30 November, 2013 - 6:46am login or register to post comments

Perhaps Four-spotted Aphid Fly
Here's another one from your area:
… Chris Mallory, 29 November, 2013 - 11:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Four-spotted
Thank you again Chris, happen to know Robert Behrstock will talk to him about this fly next time I see him.
… Bob Herrmann, 30 November, 2013 - 10:20am login or register to post comments

 
Chris has nailed it.
These are out and about in SoCal currently.
… Ron Hemberger, 30 November, 2013 - 12:10am login or register to post comments

Syrphidae
It's a fly in the Syrphidae family. Welcome to bugguide!
… John Schneider, 29 November, 2013 - 11:03pm login or register to post comments

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