Characteristics
Sobarocephala muesebecki is characterized by a densely plumose arista, a dark dorsal stripe on the first flagellomere, well-developed ocellar bristles and an almost entirely yellow body, excluding part of the fore legs and the female abdomen.

Similar species
Sobarocephala affinis has much the same range of its sister species S. muesebecki, but S. affinis is not found west of Alabama. Males of these two species are easy to separate because the epandrium is brown in S. muesebecki and yellow in S. affinis. The females are much more difficult to distinguish, however, particularly when they are poorly preserved. The bristles of S. affinis are more yellow in colour, the anterior margin of the frons is never paler than the rest (sometimes light yellow to white in S. muesebecki), the wing is entirely clear (not lightly clouded apically), and the hind tibia and tarsi are yellow.

Distribution
Sobarocephala muesebecki is found along the eastern and southeastern coastal regions of the United States, extending south into Florida and westward into Texas.