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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Apioceridae » Flower-loving flies (Apiocera)
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Fly - Apiocera - male
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Fly - Apiocera - Male
Rovana 13 miles north of Bishop, Inyo County, California, USA
August 7, 2016
Size: approx 1 inch
Looks like a robber fly but strange scorpionlike abdomen. Hanging in my yard at 5,000 feet. Very easy to get closeup since they like to stay close and actually fly in to where I was. Bugguide ID came back and after reviewing genus info, I am amazed its a robber fly mimic, does not feed, and its a male with that strange bulbosity! Very cool, nature is amazing!
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Contributed by bugnut on 7 August, 2016 - 5:38pm
Last updated 7 August, 2016 - 9:15pm

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