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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Stiletto Flies (Therevidae) » Therevinae » Ozodiceromyia » Ozodiceromyia nigrimana
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stiletto fly - Ozodiceromyia nigrimana - male
Copyright © 2008 Lynette Elliott

stiletto fly - Ozodiceromyia nigrimana - Male
Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
March 31, 2008
I'm pretty sure this is a stiletto fly, but at first glance they always look like robber flies to me.
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 7 April, 2008 - 11:29pm
Last updated 24 December, 2010 - 6:11pm

Moved
Moved from Stiletto Flies.
… v belov, 24 December, 2010 - 6:11pm login or register to post comments

Ozodiceromyia nigrimana
This is a male of Ozodiceromyia nigrimana.
… Steve Gaimari, 24 December, 2010 - 1:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Lynette Elliott, 9 April, 2008 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

Nice.
Great image, and great job making the family ID. Remember that robber flies always have that concave area between their eyes, at the very top of the head.
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 April, 2008 - 12:37pm login or register to post comments

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