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Stiletto Flies

Therevidae

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Field Notes

Notes:

Bigger than a housefly.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Joseph CHIEF REDEARTH
thank you Lauren for the suggestion. I am narrowing the search for the id. Please tell me are they 'Pandivirillia sp'? Thank you.
LaurenZarate
Hi Chief, these are Stiletto Flies, Family Therevidae. The male is on the right and the female is on the left. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therevidae http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Therevidae

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PublishedAugust 5, 2016

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