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Field Notes

Description:

Is this possibly a female scorpion fly?

Species ID Suggestions

Tiger bee fly

Xenox tigrinus

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Latimeria
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Comments (2)
Latimeria
The head is more like a fly, I'd put it within Diptera, rather than the scorpionflies. I actually just found a fly that looks like this yesterday! I haven't gotten around to looking at which species it might be, but when I figure it out I'll let you know.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2011

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