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Mexican Cactus Fly - Copestylum mexicanum - female
Copyright © 2008 Ron Hemberger

Mexican Cactus Fly - Copestylum mexicanum - Female
Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, California, USA
December 4, 2008
Thanks to BG shooters in AZ for causing me to watch for these insects this late in the year. I was surprised to see any here in December, but ran into another one after this.
Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 9 December, 2008 - 12:57pm

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