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Northern Chiselmouth
Andrenosoma fulvicaudum
Andrenosoma fulvicaudum is a species of robber fly in the family Asilidae. It was first formally named as Laphria fulvicauda by Thomas Say in 1823. The type specimen was from Missouri, but was lost.
From the article Andrenosoma fulvicaudum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Andrenosoma fulvicaudum reaches 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in) in length. The head is covered with white hair. Mustache (mystax) black, stout bristles. Some black bristles around antenna base. The antennae are black and short with 3 joints. The thorax is black and gray with two wide black stripes down the center. The thorax sides (pleura) have long, white hair. Segment 2 (scutellum) is small with black bristles. Wings: Dark, blackish. Veins smudged brownish. Legs: Black with long white hair. Feet have shorter black bristles. Toes yellow. Abdomen: Blue-black on 1st 4 segments, covered with long white hair on sides. Last 3 (sometimes 4) segments reddish-brown. Female ovipositor pointed, brownish.
Range & habitat
Andrena fulvicaudum occurs in dry, sandy locations with trees. It rests on logs, trunks, and stumps in sunlight.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 61559.