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Fly - Poecilognathus unimaculatus

Fly - Poecilognathus unimaculatus
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
September 14, 2008
Size: 4mm (5/32")

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Hairless Bee-Fly - Poecilognathus unimaculatus (Bombylidae)
This reddish color is somewhat unusual. Most of those primitive Bombylids (subfamily Phthiriinae) are greyish, a bit like Muscoid Flies.

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