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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Anthracinae » Villini » Villa
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Syrphid fly 072713 - Villa
Copyright © 2014 Cliff Ivy

Syrphid fly 072713 - Villa
Barling, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
July 27, 2013
Large fly on bridge edge.
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Contributed by Cliff Ivy on 12 February, 2014 - 11:12pm
Last updated 22 March, 2014 - 1:24pm

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.
… Joel Kits, 22 March, 2014 - 1:24pm login or register to post comments

Looks rather like a Villa to me
… John Rosenfeld, 15 February, 2014 - 8:04am login or register to post comments

Posture
That posture is typical of female "higher bee flies" (Bombyliinae and Anthracinae) trying to pick up sand.
… John F. Carr, 13 February, 2014 - 7:18am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 13 February, 2014 - 6:54am login or register to post comments

probably Bombyllidae
The wing veination doesn't look like a syrphid to me - closer to Bombyllidae (open anal cell, 4 posterior cells, branched R4-R5 rather than the R4+5 that Syrphidae have). Beyond that, not sure - I'm not good with the bombyllids...
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 12 February, 2014 - 11:21pm login or register to post comments

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