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Mydas fly

Mydas clavatus

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Field Notes

Description:

When it was flying around it's flying you can see it's abdomen. It's yellow with black stripes like a bee.

Species ID Suggestions

Mydas Fly

Mydas clavatus

Comments (3)

Cool find! This actually looks like a species of Mydas Fly. The clubbed antennae are one of the distinctive features of this Family of flies.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2011

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