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mystery pollinator for the rare Canadian River Spiny Aster (CRSA) - Exoprosopa caliptera

mystery pollinator for the rare Canadian River Spiny Aster (CRSA) - Exoprosopa caliptera
Raton Mesa/pass,Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, USA
September 10, 2006
Size: 3 cm X 1.2 cm

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mystery pollinator for the rare Canadian River Spiny Aster (CRSA) - Exoprosopa caliptera mystery pollinator for the rare Canadian River Spiny Aster (CRSA) - Exoprosopa caliptera mystery pollinator for the rare Canadian River Spiny Aster (CRSA) - Exoprosopa caliptera

Moved
Moved from Exoprosopa dorcadion.

See comments on the third image.
Note, the abdominal band is thick and the pin is positioned where this band is normally broken, along the mid-line. Also, the lateral abdominal markings of E. dorcadion are missing.

Bee fly, but I haven't a clue which.
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Thank you
Thank you so much to all that have commented so far for the information and the direction to begin to identify this fly. I am so glad to have found this site!
Take care, Marie

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