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Delhi Sands Flower-loving Fly

Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis

Endangered

About

A large flower fly endemic to the Delhi Sands area of San Bernardino County, California. It was the first fly to be listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

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Did You Know?

Listing this fly in 1993 caused controversy when it delayed construction of a hospital in its habitat.