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Poecilognathus sp.
Fly with long legs and abdomen. It has a long proboscis that it repeatedly stabbed the flower with. The eyes have two different colors with a black, horizontal stripe in between. The abdomen has black markings on top and along the sides. The thorax has vertical, dark stripes. The wings are clear other than dark veining.
Unknown flower in riparian area
Spotted on Aug 22, 2012
Submitted on Aug 25, 2012
6 Comments
Thank you nexttogone! I had rented a macro lens and was very happy with the results :)
Love this series! You did great again on the clarity!
I got a quick response from BugGuide saying this is a type of Bee Fly. I'm surprised. I'll update the ID when they provide a species.
any possibility it is a Robber fly?
Nice shot. Even the halteres are visible on picture #3 & #4
Very interesting!