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bee fly - Poecilanthrax lucifer
Copyright © 2006 edward trammel

bee fly - Poecilanthrax lucifer
fayetteville, washington County, Arkansas, USA
August 20, 2006
Size: ~15-20mm
perhaps something in the genus Villa?
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Contributed by edward trammel on 23 November, 2006 - 1:52am
Last updated 29 March, 2007 - 9:23pm

Moved
Moved from Anthracinae.
… Joel Kits, 29 March, 2007 - 9:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Villa.
… Joel Kits, 27 March, 2007 - 10:11pm login or register to post comments

not Villa
This doesn't look like Villa, which typically have clear wings and a rounded face. Possibly Poecilanthrax, but I'll move to Anthracinae for now.
… Joel Kits, 27 March, 2007 - 10:06pm login or register to post comments

 
bee fly
thank you for the information, the conical face on this one never looked right to me... but i was going by this picture. thanks again for the correction.
… edward trammel, 27 March, 2007 - 11:05pm login or register to post comments

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