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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Milesiini » Xylotina » Brachypalpus » subgenus Brachypalpus (Brachypalpus subgenus Brachypalpus) » Brachypalpus oarus
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Robber fly? - Brachypalpus oarus - male
Copyright © 2012 Karen Campbell

Robber fly? - Brachypalpus oarus - Male
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
March 18, 2012
Size: BL approx. 14mm
Tried to find this as it reminds of a Laphria, but could not find. ID help please?
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Contributed by Karen Campbell on 29 March, 2012 - 9:10am
Last updated 21 April, 2017 - 9:46pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 11 April, 2012 - 2:56pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 29 March, 2012 - 11:49am login or register to post comments

Syrphid Fly?
One of Brachypalpus?
… Yurika Alexander, 29 March, 2012 - 9:51am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Yurika, there certainly is a lot to like about that ID try. (Must have just had robber fly on the brain)
… Karen Campbell, 29 March, 2012 - 10:58am login or register to post comments

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