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Shallow Eyes
Stephen
This fly has unusually thin and shallow eyes. Overall appearance that of a robber fly. Didn't record size, but was neither large nor tiny.

Small open area, but surrounded by woods and near a wetland. West Virginia USA, 30 July 2006.

ID help appreciated!
--Stephen

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Paul Beuk
To me it indeed looks like an extra-ordinary asilid. Nothing like we have here in Europe.
Paul

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Stephen
Here's a second photo
--Stephen

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Stephen
The third and final photo.
--Stephen

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Stephen
News Flash: Just as I was posting these pics I noticed a very similar image that was posted two days ago on BugGuide, also taken in the eastern U.S. It was identified as genus Holcocephala.
--Stephen

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Tony Irwin
All three Holcocephala species occur in West Virginia, but this looks most like fusca or abdominalis. I'm not sure how you tell them apart, though!Frown
Tony
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