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Colorful fly with Enormously Long Legs
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Posted on 20-08-2010 19:04
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 I was stalking a flying, mating pair of this beautiful species. I got only one picture, and by the time the "pre flash" went off and the picture was taken the flies had separated. What long legs the flying one has!

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I believe this is a Syrphid but if I am wrong please let me know!
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 Here is the other member of the pair.
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 Looks like a robber fly (Asilidae), like other Leptogastrini you have on the Bugguide
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 No, not Asilidae. It is a strange looking Bombylid: Systropus sp.

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 Thanks, Bjoern! It was a problem, as robber flies never have such a long proboscis. Probably, S. macer then.
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 Bjoern, Valery, Thanks so much for your help with this one. The minute I first saw this fly I thought it was one of the Leptogastrini robbers that Valery mentioned. But when I got the photograph up on the screen I thought it looked like a very slender Syrphid. I would never have thought of Bombyliidae, though, especially since it is so slender!
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