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Fly ID Request - Inopus rubriceps - male

Fly ID Request - Inopus rubriceps - Male
Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, USA
October 6, 2011
Found on my back door this afternoon. ID appreciated if possible, even which Family if genus/species is not possible from this photo.

Moved
Moved from Soldier flies. thanks, Colin!

Inopus rubriceps
Male of Inopus rubriceps, an Australian invasive introduced 50+ years ago into the San Francisco area. Feeds on grasses. For the female, see http://bugguide.net/node/view/164964

Moved
Moved from Soldier flies. a strat, albeit a weird one (Beridinae?)

Moved
Moved from Orthorrhapha.

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.

Not asilidae
This is not a robber fly (no sunken vertex, for one thing). I'd call it a Rhagionidae, but I've never seen one with thick antennae like that.

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Moved from Flies.

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Moved from ID Request.

A robber fly I think but I'm
A robber fly I think but I'm no expert.