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Bee Flies Mating on Fleabane - Geron - male - female
Copyright © 2004 Lynette Schimming

Bee Flies Mating on Fleabane - Geron - Male Female
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
June 6, 2004
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 5 March, 2005 - 6:16am
Last updated 13 May, 2008 - 10:12am

Bee flies
These appear to be the genus Geron, as are (1) and (2). Distinctive characteristics of this genus are the humpbacked appearance, the conical shape of the abdomen, long antennae with a tapered 3rd segment, and the wing venation (info from Hull's 1973 Bee flies of the world).
… Joel Kits, 5 March, 2005 - 3:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Hello Joel,
as I was browsing I noticed that one of your links (1) leads to a grasshopper.
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