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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Phthiriinae » Phthiriini » Acreophthiria
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First Bombyliid of 2010 - Acreophthiria - female
Copyright © 2010 Andy Calderwood

First Bombyliid of 2010 - Acreophthiria - Female
Upper Ojai, end of Sisar Rd, Ventura County, California, USA
January 15, 2010
Size: 5 mm
This is probably the same species I have seen in Santa Barbara as early as Dec.
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Contributed by Andy Calderwood on 22 January, 2010 - 10:37pm
Last updated 1 November, 2014 - 12:06am

Moved
Moved from Phthiriinae.
… John S. Ascher, 1 November, 2014 - 12:06am login or register to post comments

Congratulations! Nice find, Andy.
I'm seeing absolutely no bee flies yet, but am enjoying Hartmut's recent posts. Just to fill in the data grid for California, do you have any December shots to submit?
… Ron Hemberger, 23 January, 2010 - 4:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Dec Bombyliidae
I have specimens, but no photos.
… Andy Calderwood, 25 January, 2010 - 1:25pm login or register to post comments

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