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Bombyliidae - Paravilla cinerea
Copyright © 2008 margarethe brummermann

Bombyliidae - Paravilla cinerea
Picture Rocks, NW of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
May 4, 2008
Size: 13mm

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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 9 May, 2008 - 8:27am
Last updated 11 July, 2008 - 11:12am

Moved
Moved from Paravilla.
… Joel Kits, 11 July, 2008 - 11:12am

ID
I am pretty sure this is Paravilla cinerea. It is pretty common in the CA deserts. I don't have specimens from that far east but there is no reason to believe it is not found there. It is a large species with mildly patterned wings, a pale abdomen and sometimes that row of dots on the tergum. Good get! It's a new species for the guide.
… Andy Calderwood, 9 May, 2008 - 8:22pm

 
Great
I'll now be looking more closely at all our big bee flies, since you are there to help!
… margarethe brummermann, 9 May, 2008 - 8:53pm

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