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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Phthiriinae » Poecilognathini » Poecilognathus
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Small Yellow Fly - Poecilognathus
Copyright © 2013 Loren & Babs Padelford

Small Yellow Fly - Poecilognathus
Madera Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
July 27, 2013
Size: approx. 6 mm
gathering_2013. Any help with ID appreciated.

Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE

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Contributed by Loren & Babs Padelford on 6 August, 2013 - 11:29am
Last updated 12 October, 2013 - 6:48pm

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.
… Joel Kits, 12 October, 2013 - 6:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… John F. Carr, 12 September, 2013 - 2:10pm login or register to post comments

Bee fly
Bombyliidae or Mythicomyiidae.
… John F. Carr, 6 August, 2013 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Yellow Fly
John,

Thanks for your help. It looks like it's a Bombyliidae in the genus Poecilognathus.

Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
… Loren & Babs Padelford, 7 August, 2013 - 12:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Was thinking the same thing...
The long curved proboscis, 4 submarginal cells, and general gestalt made me think of subfamily Phthiriinae in Bombyliidae. And the AZ Poecilognathus posts below bear a good resemblance:

… Aaron Schusteff, 5 September, 2013 - 9:50pm login or register to post comments

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