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Wasp mimic: Which soldier fly? - Stratiomys maculosa - female

Wasp mimic: Which soldier fly? - Stratiomys maculosa - Female
Dilley Greenbelt Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
June 30, 2010

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Wasp mimic: Which soldier fly? - Stratiomys maculosa - female Wasp mimic: Which soldier fly? - Stratiomys maculosa - female

Moved
Moved from Soldier flies.

Stratiomyidae: Stratiomys maculosa
Stratiomyidae: Stratiomys maculosa

 
Thanks, Norm.
Harsi had it right, then. Those I've shot before had slightly different patterns and way different heads.

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