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 San Diego Asilid ~ Mallophora fautrix (f) Id'd by Eric Fisher
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 19-10-2019 17:03
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Found this one yesterday in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. Id'able?
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 19-10-2019 17:04
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 19-10-2019 17:05
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| Eric Fisher |
Posted on 19-10-2019 22:35
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 Member Location: California Posts: 435 Joined: 19.05.06 |
Hi Roger, Your photos show Mallophora fautrix, female. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 19-10-2019 23:01
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Bastard! Are you in USA?! Collect me some flies please! As some people do not like to share.  Hope you have a nice time, ROger!  |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 20-10-2019 15:18
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Hi Eric, Thanks for the ID, I thought you might recognize it. And Jorge..I used to work in a bar and we were called Bar Stewards ( well most of the time) I've got no way to collect flies here and it's so dry, hardly any plants that aren't burnt to a cinder.. A bit "Apocalypse Now" to look at or similar to the Botanical Garden in Windhoek at last years ICD9 everything frazzled with very few flies.   |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 21-10-2019 13:11
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10421 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Prey is a dark Vespula pensylvanica, the only regional species with a complete yellow ring around the eye and vulgaris-type abdominal markings. It is common in the West, and absent in Pennsylvania despite the species name. |
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