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Conopidae? - Systropus macer
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Conopidae? - Systropus macer
Beiser Field Station, Washington County, Ohio, USA
September 14, 2010
Please excuse the quality of this flight shot; I'm hoping the insect is unusual enough that it can be identified despite the crappy picture. I want to say it's a conopid of some sort, but it doesn't seem to match up with any of the ones pictured.
Contributed by Dave McShaffrey on 23 December, 2015 - 7:15pm

Moved
Moved from Systropus.
… Kyhl Austin, 23 December, 2015 - 8:01pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 23 December, 2015 - 8:01pm

Looks like one of the Systropus spp.
Images here.
… cwmelton, 23 December, 2015 - 7:57pm

 
Thanks
Nice catch! I wouldn't have suspected a bombyliid though now that I look at it the antennae/mouthparts should have been a giveaway.
… Dave McShaffrey, 23 December, 2015 - 8:41pm

 
Yes
I believe it is as Ammophila (Sphecidae) mimic.
… Kyhl Austin, 23 December, 2015 - 8:00pm

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