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Wasp-mimic fly - Pseudomasaris edwardsii - female
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Wasp-mimic fly - Pseudomasaris edwardsii - Female
Hwy 263 bridge, Siskiyou County, California, USA
May 23, 2024
Size: 1 inch
Several of these visiting Phacelia heterophylla. Roadside habitat in the steep and rocky Klamath River canyon.

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Wasp-mimic fly - Pseudomasaris edwardsii - female Wasp-mimic fly - Pseudomasaris edwardsii - female
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Contributed by Pepper Trail on 24 May, 2024 - 7:21pm
Last updated 24 May, 2024 - 9:11pm

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Moved from Pseudomasaris.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 24 May, 2024 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

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This is a female Pollen Wasp. (4 wings)
… Bob Biagi, 24 May, 2024 - 7:36pm login or register to post comments

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