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Thick-headed fly

Family Canopidae

Photo by DigantaGogoi
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Thick-headed fly

Family Canopidae

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oxyjack
You're welcome! It's a beautiful fly.
DigantaGogoi
thanks again oxyjack for great information ..........:)
oxyjack
This is a thick-headed fly, from the Family Conopidae. There are two genera in the family with wasp mimics. This one looks very similar to a North American species: http://bugguide.net/node/view/123672 and may belong to the same genus.

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