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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Stiletto Flies (Therevidae) » Therevinae » Thereva
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Stiletto Fly, Male? - Thereva - male
Copyright © 2014 Arthur Scott Macmillan

Stiletto Fly, Male? - Thereva - Male
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
May 27, 2014
Overall brownish color, wings seem to have a 5 spot pattern. Male?

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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 27 May, 2014 - 10:10pm
Last updated 9 February, 2017 - 11:46pm

Moved
Moved from Watersnipe Flies.
… John S. Ascher, 28 September, 2014 - 7:15am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, for the correction, John!
I regret I did not have the all-important dorsal view. Often shots from this location have the fly on not level ground and what you get depends on the insect. I can't help thinking I should have done a better comparison of wing venation.



The wings veins of this Thereva are in a pretty good angle for comparison, and they look pretty similar to me, though of course, hindsight is 20/20.
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 1 October, 2014 - 1:24pm login or register to post comments

Moved to Athericidae - Watersnipe Flies
Moved from Tabanomorpha.

I don't think that is too wild a move is it?
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 10 June, 2014 - 10:56am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 28 May, 2014 - 12:45am login or register to post comments

Athericidae?
Reminds me of 86461, mysterious Atherix.
… John F. Carr, 27 May, 2014 - 10:24pm login or register to post comments

 
There really are a lot of similarities!
Once you start looking. The hairy face, variable tones and markings on wings, stripes. I think this would be invisible in the shadows! I guess it is safe to move to Tabanomorpha. I'm pretty sure you're right, but I just want to move it a little closer to its proper location!

I am kind of excited about a new snipe fly though. Somehow I take pride in the variety of flying predators that show up around here!
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 28 May, 2014 - 12:45am login or register to post comments

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