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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Anthracinae » Exoprosopini » Exoprosopa » fasciata-group (Exoprosopa fasciata-group) » Exoprosopa rostrifera
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Bee Fly - Exoprosopa rostrifera
Copyright © 2008 Carol L. Rollins

Bee Fly - Exoprosopa rostrifera
Texas Canyon, Dragoon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
August 14, 2008
I spotted this little beauty near the pond on the grounds where I work, in a rural desert area about 16 miles east of Benson, Ariz.
I've gotten this close with my ID and am not sure what exact family to put this in.
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Contributed by Carol L. Rollins on 1 September, 2008 - 3:39pm
Last updated 7 April, 2009 - 7:42pm

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Moved from Bee Flies.
… Joel Kits, 2 September, 2008 - 9:03pm login or register to post comments

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This is our third shot of the handsome Exoprosopa rostrifera. It has by far the longest bill of any US Exoprosopa. The white belt on a uniformly brown-patterned abdomen are characteristic, too.
… Andy Calderwood, 2 September, 2008 - 4:37pm login or register to post comments

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… Carol L. Rollins, 2 September, 2008 - 7:44am login or register to post comments

Suggestion: Move your post to Bee Flies
if nothing happens here in a few days. Very nice specimen and photo.
… Ron Hemberger, 1 September, 2008 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

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