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Duran's Wasp Fly
Sphiximorpha durani
Sphiximorpha durani, commonly referred to as Duran's wasp fly, is a hoverfly in the family Syrphidae found in the western U.S. states of California and Oregon. These flies are notable for their resemblance to wasps, using a distinctive frontal prominence (head extension) to mimic wasp antennae, aiding their mimicry within the tribe Cerioidini.
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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 888828.