Conopid - Physocephala furcillata

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Fyn, P. furcillata is the most common Physocephala in the far north (i.e. Maine and into the Maritime Provinces). Unlike P. tibialis, it has a mostly hyaline discal cell. It also has the shortest 1st antennal segment among all species in the genus.

PS: I'm wondering if the milkweed flowers in the photo were wild or cultivated? (I'm guessing the latter.)

… Aaron Schusteff, 2 November, 2015 - 12:23am

Thanks

It's planted Asclepias tuberosa.

… Fyn Kynd, 2 November, 2015 - 8:37am

Milkweed

Thanks for the milkweed info. It looked like A. tuberosa to me (I'm a milkweed fan)...but I wouldn't have thought the natural range of that species would reach as far north as Maine.

However, according to this LBJ Wildflowers Center web page it's native distribution extends from:

"Ontario to Newfoundland; New England south to Florida; west to Texas; north through Colorado to Minnesota."

So I guess it is indeed native to Maine. (Lucky you, it's a great plant :-)

… Aaron Schusteff, 2 November, 2015 - 6:29pm

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Moved from Flies.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 October, 2015 - 4:34pm