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[Image Number] 56 [Image (Click to Enlarge)] Thick-headed Fly Physocephala spp. Oak Ridge, TN June 14, 2008 This insect made me do a double-take when I saw it land on my milkweed flowers. I thought it was a really strange-looking wasp until I noticed that it had only... [Image Viewed] 813 [Caption] 
Thick-headed Fly Physocephala spp. Oak Ridge, TN June 14, 2008 This insect made me do a double-take when I saw it land on my milkweed flowers. I thought it was a really strange-looking wasp until I noticed that it had only 2 wings (note the little yellow halteres). This fly looks so much like a wasp with its metallic, gunbarrel blue wings, black and yellow coloration, and even a "wasp waist". The long pointed object on the head is its proboscis. It drank nectar from the milkweed flowers.
Insects IV - True Flies, Dragonflies and insects with "fly" in their name
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