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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Sciomyzoidea » Thick-headed Flies (Conopidae) » Stylogastrinae » Stylogaster » Stylogaster biannulata
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Thick-Headed Fly - Stylogaster biannulata - female
Copyright © 2006 J>N>Dell

Thick-Headed Fly - Stylogaster biannulata - Female
South Georgia, Ware County, Georgia, USA
October 24, 2006
Size: 10-12mm
Image taken in tall grass at edge of field.
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Contributed by J>N>Dell on 24 October, 2006 - 6:52pm
Last updated 29 October, 2012 - 12:21am

Moved
Moved from Stylogaster.
… v belov, 26 April, 2011 - 9:23am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ocyptamus.
… J>N>Dell, 25 October, 2006 - 7:21am login or register to post comments

Not syrphid!
This is a thick-headed fly in the genus Stylogaster, family Conopidae. Please move this exquisite image to THAT guide page. Thank you.
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 October, 2006 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Who knows what lurks in tall
Who knows what lurks in tall grasses? Eric knows! Thanks again for your time.
… J>N>Dell, 25 October, 2006 - 7:57am login or register to post comments

 
Wow
Wow, Look at the mouthparts! A neat image.
… Stephen_WV, 25 October, 2006 - 4:17am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you.
Thank you.
… J>N>Dell, 25 October, 2006 - 8:00am login or register to post comments

 
Stylogaster
This one is a great shot of a Stylogaster biannulata. You can tell by the shorter ovipositor on the female than that in S. neglecta.
… Joel Gibson, 5 November, 2010 - 1:14pm login or register to post comments

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