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BG628 Fly - Xenox tigrinus
Copyright © 2006 Gayle and Jeanell Strickland

BG628 Fly - Xenox tigrinus
MS River at Hwy 75, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, USA
July 21, 2006
Size: body length 18.6 mm.
We have identified this as Xenox tigrinus in the family Bombyliidae.
Compare with this photo.
If confirmed it will be moved to the species page.
Gayle

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Contributed by Gayle and Jeanell Strickland on 24 February, 2007 - 11:58am
Last updated 15 April, 2007 - 2:29pm

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.
… Hartmut Wisch, 15 April, 2007 - 2:29pm

I agree -
good representative photos of this species are here: 1and 2). Also, tigrinus is the only species in this genus listed for Louisiana (Evenhuis, WorldCat (1)).
… Hartmut Wisch, 15 April, 2007 - 2:28pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… john and jane balaban, 6 April, 2007 - 12:34pm

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