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Thick-headed fly can't say I've ever seen anything like this before... apparently 33 species in the PNW, this being the only one that is all red Geotagged,Physocephala burgessi,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Thick-headed fly

can't say I've ever seen anything like this before... apparently 33 species in the PNW, this being the only one that is all red

    comments (2)

  1. Can't believe it's a fly! This one deserves a common name but seems to have none. Posted 2 years ago
  2. How about brown bomber Posted 2 years ago

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"Physocephala burgessi" is a species of thick-headed fly in the family Conopidae.

Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by morpheme
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By morpheme

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Uploaded Jun 15, 2023. Captured Jun 11, 2023 16:19 in 5CFP+8C Lakewood, WA, USA.
  • X-E2
  • f/16.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO640
  • 80mm