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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Stiletto Flies (Therevidae) » Therevinae » Breviperna » Breviperna placida
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Stiletto Fly - Breviperna placida
Copyright © 2010 Dave Beaudette

Stiletto Fly - Breviperna placida
Fort Huachuca, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
May 25, 2010

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Contributed by Dave Beaudette on 27 May, 2010 - 9:39am
Last updated 24 December, 2010 - 4:39pm

Moved
Moved from Stiletto Flies.
… John F. Carr, 24 December, 2010 - 1:14pm login or register to post comments

Breviperna placida
Sweet! Another Breviperna placida! This is not a commonly collected species, never mind photographed!
… Steve Gaimari, 24 December, 2010 - 1:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Appreciate
the ID, Steve !
… Dave Beaudette, 24 December, 2010 - 4:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 27 May, 2010 - 10:08am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 27 May, 2010 - 10:08am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Martin !
First time I've encountered a stiletto fly.
… Dave Beaudette, 28 May, 2010 - 2:03pm login or register to post comments

 
I try to get at least a genus
I try to get at least a genus ID later... They do not visit flowers but they need to drink water and so a wet patch in the desert is the best place to find them. From your picture I can see that the fl was sitting on wet sand, that is the best location to photograph them...
… Martin Hauser, 28 May, 2010 - 2:06pm login or register to post comments

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