Conopidae- Thick-headed flies, ID Please - Physoconops excisus - Skidaway Island, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA August 7, 2012
This fly was nectaring on Clasping Heliotrope, Heliotropium amplexicaule. I locate what I believe is this species fairly often feeding amongst the shallow nectar sources Dill and Clasping Heliotrope. I believe it is in the genus,"Physoconops or Physocephala" as often noted in BugGuide. Is there an exterior identification point that I might zero in on when photographing that will assist in rendering a genus ID?
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Fitz O.Clarke, Jr. on 7 August, 2012 - 2:29pm Last updated 22 August, 2019 - 2:04am |