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Palpada sp

Photo by Felix Fleck
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Field Notes

Description:

About 12mm long. Two black stripes on thorax, yellow scutellum, and black abdomen with two large white spots.

Habitat:

Found in the city, in semi-arid region of central Mexico.

Reference Links:

Palpada - Wikipedia, Genus Palpada - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (3)
maplemoth662
A beautiful photo....a beautiful fly....beautiful colors....

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PublishedFebruary 9, 2018

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