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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Anthracinae » Villini » Dipalta » Dipalta serpentina
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Unknown fly - Dipalta serpentina
Copyright © 2014 Steve McCarty

Unknown fly - Dipalta serpentina
Somis, Ventura County, California, USA
August 8, 2014
On open ground near ashyleaf buckwheat (Eriogonum cinereum). When I approached it too closely, it would fly off a short distance and land again.
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Contributed by Steve McCarty on 9 August, 2014 - 2:20pm
Last updated 24 September, 2014 - 8:15am

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.
… John S. Ascher, 24 September, 2014 - 8:15am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 August, 2014 - 6:52pm login or register to post comments

Diplata serpentina…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 9 August, 2014 - 3:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Ross. As I look
Thank you Ross.

As I looked at the images, I wasn't sure it was a match. Most of them are fairly distinctively striped and the wing veins did not seem to match, but this one, http://bugguide.net/node/view/446199 , is a good match.

Thanks again, Steve
… Steve McCarty, 9 August, 2014 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Diagnosis…
The description mentions the "S"-shaped R2+3 wing vein which is apparently unique for this species, and can be seen in your fly. The coloration, stripes, and other features can vary with the individual.
… Ross Hill, 9 August, 2014 - 6:10pm login or register to post comments

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