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Hemyda aurata ?? - Hemyda aurata - male - female
Copyright © 2007 Gary McDonald

Hemyda aurata ?? - Hemyda aurata - Male Female
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
September 15, 2007
Size: ~10mm
Saw these two on a live oak on a steep hill, couldn't get any closer without falling down the hill. I think they are the same as my earlier posts: & , & they sure look to me like Hemyda aurata .
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Contributed by Gary McDonald on 16 September, 2007 - 11:13am
Last updated 16 October, 2007 - 3:33pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 16 October, 2007 - 3:33pm login or register to post comments

In a vaccuum of expert opinion, an amateur ventures one.
Hemyda aurata, I'd agree. This is a very distinctive fly, body and antennae in particular. Yours seems to match on every point, including those precious light colored feet, which seem to vary by gender.

So fellow fly buffs, I've stuck my neck out. Any endorsements? Reprisals? C'mon!
… Ron Hemberger, 28 September, 2007 - 12:50pm login or register to post comments

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