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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Jul 04, 2007

Found on Zinnia grandiflora a few days ago in Concho, Arizona.; Apache County; elevation 6100 feet. The Fly or Bee has about a 3/4 inch body.

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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Jul 04, 2007

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jul 04, 2007

Maybe this genus of striped bee flies, Exoprosopa?

http://bugguide.net/node/view/68681

http://davesgarden.com/bf/adv_search.php?searcher%5Bcommon%5D=&searcher%5Bbugorder%5D=&searcher%5Bfamily%5D=&searcher%5Bgenus%5D=exoprosopa&searcher%5Bspecies%5D=&Search=Search

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Jul 04, 2007

Sure looks like you nailed that one, claypa!

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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Jul 04, 2007

Could it be Exoprosopa heros?
http://www.museums.org.za/bio/insects/flies/bombyliidae/

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