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Big B-fly - Copestylum apiciferum - male

Big B-fly - Copestylum apiciferum - Male
Molino Basin, Santa Catalina Mts., Pima County, Arizona, USA
November 7, 2006
Size: ~1cm
On same plant as "Blister Beetles" just posted. Do I have the correct family and does anyone know genus and species. 2 images

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Big B-fly - Copestylum apiciferum - male Big B-fly - Copestylum apiciferum - male

Moved
Moved from Copestylum.

Copestylum apiciferum
THis is a very nice species - Copestylum apiciferum

 
Thanks
Martin. Didn't think someone would actually get it down to species.

Syrphidae: Copestylum.
Very abundant right now, mostly on Baccharis flowers, which are fading now. What is THIS plant? Aside, it is MolinO Basin, not "Molina."

 
Wasn't
paying as much attention as usual; I think the plant was Snakeweed -Gutierezzia microcephala. Ooops, Molino. One of those times you don't question whether you know something, only to find out, oops you didn't.

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