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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Anthracinae » Aphoebantini » Epacmus
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another bee fly -- Phthiria ?? - Epacmus
Copyright © 2005 David A Burke

another bee fly -- Phthiria ?? - Epacmus
Cody, Park County, Wyoming, USA
June 3, 2004
Size: 1/8 -1/4 inch
This is similar to my posting on July 9, 2004 #9500. Is this another Phthiria, Paul? The abdomen seems slimmer on this one. Maybe a different sex?
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Contributed by David A Burke on 24 April, 2005 - 8:45pm
Last updated 12 May, 2017 - 7:01pm

Moved
Moved from Aphoebantus.
… Keith Bayless, 12 May, 2017 - 7:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.
… Joel Kits, 16 January, 2010 - 12:17pm login or register to post comments

Possible
It is very well possible this is Phthiria, too, but is is very difficult to tell with the wings that are out of focus.

Paul

http://www.diptera.info
… Paul Beuk, 25 April, 2005 - 9:23am login or register to post comments

 
Epacmus
Looks like Epacmus to me (Aphoebantus do not have long probscides)
… Neal Evenhuis, 9 March, 2017 - 6:30pm login or register to post comments

 
"Phthiria...is no longer considered to occur in the Nearctic..."
See Joel Kits' comment here:


Should this post be frassed?

(Added July 2009) Someone with more motivation than I might be able to get this to genus, noting relatively clear wings. Thevenetimyia looks promising, as does Aphoebantus.)
… Ron Hemberger, 5 July, 2008 - 11:17pm login or register to post comments

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