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Sonoma Spineflower visitor - Diptera 2 - Paracosmus edwardsii
Copyright © 2016 Brad Kelley

Sonoma Spineflower visitor - Diptera 2 - Paracosmus edwardsii
Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California, USA
June 8, 2015
Size: ~8mm
Photo from a motion detection camera used in a study of potential pollinators of Chorizanthe valida, Sonoma Spineflower.
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Contributed by Brad Kelley on 13 January, 2016 - 1:41am
Last updated 13 April, 2017 - 9:37pm

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Hi, Brad! :-) Long time, no see! Hope you're well.

This appears to be P. edwardsii, due to the triangular white markings on posterior edges of abdominal terga (diminishing in size moving posteriorly); and the color of the halteres...which I believe I can barely discern to be dark on the anterior face and white on the posterior face. See the "key" on the genus "info page" for more details.

Moved from Paracosmus.
… Aaron Schusteff, 13 April, 2017 - 9:37pm login or register to post comments

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