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bee fly - Dipalta serpentina
Copyright © 2006 edward trammel

bee fly - Dipalta serpentina
fayetteville, washington County, Arkansas, USA
August 23, 2006
Size: ~20mm
would this be Dipalta serpentina?

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Contributed by edward trammel on 23 November, 2006 - 2:00am
Last updated 10 February, 2007 - 1:47pm

Moved
Moved from Dipalta.
… edward trammel, 10 February, 2007 - 1:47pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.
… edward trammel, 9 February, 2007 - 7:47am login or register to post comments

I think I agree with Edward,
though I have enormous respect for Eric's eyes and experience.
Exoprosopa doesn't have those stumped veins (base of third submarginal cell in your photo). Bluntly conical face also fits Dipalta.
… Hartmut Wisch, 8 February, 2007 - 10:22pm login or register to post comments

 
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thank you Hartmut, i will move it to the genus page, and perhaps ask for a species page for it.
… edward trammel, 9 February, 2007 - 7:46am login or register to post comments

Exoprosopa?
Reminds me most of Exoprosopa, but I am no expert, especially with southeast U.S. species.
… Eric R. Eaton, 29 November, 2006 - 5:38pm login or register to post comments

 
bee fly
my wanting to call it Dipalta serpentina came from looking through Herschel's key to the bee flies of the east, now if i am right or not, that i do not know.
… edward trammel, 29 November, 2006 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

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