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Soldier Fly

Stratiomys maculosa

Description:

Yellow and black, wasp mimic fly. The eye is brown with a faint stripe across the middle. The video shows it cleaning itself. I didn't have anything to rest the camera on so its bumpy but you get the idea :)

Habitat:

Aeonium sp. in backyard. Found throughout the western US and BC, Canada.

Notes:

I finally got a series of it's face :)

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2 Comments

Thank you Luis! I was happy to get shots of the front of this species :)

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Great shots and video Cindy!

Escondido, California, USA

Spotted on Apr 16, 2013
Submitted on Apr 16, 2013

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