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Small fly - Dioprosopa clavata
Copyright © 2009 Kim Moore

Small fly - Dioprosopa clavata
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
October 15, 2009
Size: Small
Small fly, flits around hardly seen. Any ideas?
Contributed by Kim Moore on 15 October, 2009 - 10:54pm
Last updated 19 October, 2009 - 12:12am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kim Moore, 19 October, 2009 - 12:12am

Pseudodoros clavatus
A syrphidae
… Kurt Schaefer, 17 October, 2009 - 10:13am

 
Thanks for the ID
Thanks for your help!
… Kim Moore, 19 October, 2009 - 12:13am

 
Ah!!
No wonder I couldn't find a close match. Info page even says "superficially resembles a thick-headed fly, Conopidae" :-)
… John R. Maxwell, 17 October, 2009 - 11:48am

Looks like
Conopidae (Thick-headed Flies)
… John R. Maxwell, 16 October, 2009 - 12:46am

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