Eccritosia

Eccritosia zamon

Unmistakable in the U.S. Thorax entirely dark brown to black. Abdomen black, then yellow with long yellow hairs, and then orange. Mystax completely yellowish with no black hairs. Rear tibiae and tarsi orange.

Size: 18-31 mm

Range: Primarily Arizona to Texas and south to Panama, but there are records from LA and FL

FL Range: One record from along the Blackwater River in the Panhandle

Season: June-October in U.S., Florida record is from July

Male
Male
Female
Male
Photos by Eric Isley (iNaturalist, CC BY-NC), Greg Lasley (iNaturalist, CC BY-NC), and Dan Hardy (iNaturalist, CC BY-NC)

References

Lamas-M, G. (1973). revision of Eccritosia Schiner, 1866 (Diptera, Asilidae). Sao Paulo Dep Zool Papeis Avulsos.

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