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Thick-headed Fly

Physocephala tibialis

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I.D. is tentative.

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8 Comments

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Great picture! And lucky to see this.
(Carolina, he is actually holding her proboscis! I hadn't noticed until I saw your comment!).

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Flies flies flies... always up to something !

ScottRasmussen
ScottRasmussen 12 years ago

Thanks. It seemed like the most likely species to be found in my area, but I know very little about insects. These were some of the most interesting flying critters I've seen around here.

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Confirmed Physocephala tibialis!

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Carolina, que observadora eres... eso parece...

misako
misako 12 years ago

great photo!

José N. Daza Gómez
José N. Daza Gómez 12 years ago

yes, is a romantic insect :)

Carolina
Carolina 12 years ago

Is he holding her antennas?

ScottRasmussen
Spotted by
ScottRasmussen

Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on Aug 27, 2009
Submitted on Aug 17, 2011

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