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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Anthracinae » Villini » Dipalta
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Bee Fly - Dipalta
Copyright © 2008 Tom Bentley

Bee Fly - Dipalta
Wilderness State Park, Emmet County, Michigan, USA
August 10, 2008
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 20 August, 2008 - 10:54pm
Last updated 25 August, 2008 - 8:12pm

Moved
Moved from Neodiplocampta.
… Tom Bentley, 25 August, 2008 - 8:12pm login or register to post comments

Dipalta
This is Dipalta. It looks like it would fit in D. banksi, although the "species" in this genus are not well-defined and may be just dark and light ends of a cline.
… Joel Kits, 25 August, 2008 - 7:03pm login or register to post comments

 
"species"
An interesting comment. I have always had difficulty distilling species from the material I've collected.
… Andy Calderwood, 26 August, 2008 - 1:27am login or register to post comments

 
Well from what I read online,
Well from what I read online, habitat is perfect for D banski. Sand dunes with a large concentration of their food (ant lions). This area had a ton of ant lions that I found earlier in the season. This bee fly was common in the exact area where I photographed this ant lion
… Tom Bentley, 25 August, 2008 - 8:20pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.
… Tom Bentley, 21 August, 2008 - 10:06am login or register to post comments

ID
I would say Neodiplocampta sp.
… Andy Calderwood, 21 August, 2008 - 9:47am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Andy.
Thanks Andy.
… Tom Bentley, 21 August, 2008 - 10:06am login or register to post comments

 
Nice
Sure thing. Pretty shot.
… Andy Calderwood, 21 August, 2008 - 10:58pm login or register to post comments

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