Spotting

Thank you herbst.theresa, I only hope you do the same with other spotters that have a hard time id'ing their spottings :) Yours was truly interesting, so I tend to use more time if I feel I'm on the right track, but as I wrote, I could be wrong about it.

Thank you so much for taking the time to help, you have very good information!

I'm thinking it's an unknown species of Xenox, X. habrosus is the closest I come, but I can't find any photo that has the identical wing-pattern. Other genus' is not even close and Xenox has only 5 species identified, none which resembles your spotting.

You're welcome herbst.theresa, I didn't find any with a matching wing-pattern, it could be pattern-variation within the species, but unless you find a photo of X. habrosus with identical pattern as your spotting, it's most likely a different species. Might even be a different genus.

Thank you, thewndrr, it does very much look like that genus! I can find a good species match. If the wing pattern is to be matched..

It's most likely a species in the family Bombyliidae, the genus Xenox seems close and is found in Guatemala, however only one is so far identified in Guatemala X. habrosus. Hope this helps. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51558-B... https://www.inaturalist.org/observations... https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/259572-...