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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Sciomyzoidea » Thick-headed Flies (Conopidae) » Conopinae » Physocephala » Physocephala marginata
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Conopinae - Physocephala marginata - female
Copyright © 2019 Yurika Alexander

Conopinae - Physocephala marginata - Female
Atco, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
July 3, 2019
Found on Canada thistle leaf.
Physocephala marginata?

[Edit] July for New Jersey.

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Conopinae - Physocephala marginata - female Conopinae - Physocephala marginata - female
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Contributed by Yurika Alexander on 3 July, 2019 - 3:16pm
Last updated 9 July, 2019 - 5:33am

Moved
Moved from Physocephala.
… Aaron Schusteff, 5 July, 2019 - 8:12pm login or register to post comments

Yes
At first glance this appeared to be the frequently encountered P. tibialis...but a closer look brought me to my senses ;-)

The hyaline discal cell, relatively bold whitish humeral ("shoulder") markings, reddish scutellum, and the pale rectangular area surrounded by brown on the cheek (visible in 2nd photo)...all led me to recognize this as P. marginata.
… Aaron Schusteff, 5 July, 2019 - 8:11pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Conopinae.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 3 July, 2019 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

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