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Delphinia picta
Adults have a distinctive wing pattern, shiny blackish-brown in color with slight overtones of yellow in a few places. They feed on herbaceous vegetation.
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One of the more unusual flies I have seen. For some reason, it made me think of a horse! Another reference page: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc...
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Dez, it is weird but kind of cool.
I does seem like a horse! Very strange indeed!
Hi Rieko - yes, that is how it looks. Unusual! Here is the BugGuide page with more photos: http://bugguide.net/node/view/5919/bgima...
It looks as if it is wearing gas mask. Is this always looking like this?
Thanks, Luis and Cindy!
Such a cool fly! It does have a long face :)
Nice series Maria!