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Bee Fly #2 at Riley - Villa lateralis - male
Copyright © 2007 Ron Hemberger

Bee Fly #2 at Riley - Villa lateralis - Male
Riley Wilderness Park, Coto De Caza, Orange County, California, USA
July 3, 2007

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Bee Fly #2 at Riley - Villa lateralis - male Bee Fly#2 at Riley - Villa lateralis
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 4 July, 2007 - 12:48pm
Last updated 20 September, 2008 - 7:53pm

Villa lateralis -
these hyaline-winged Villa can be safely lumped into Villa lateralis . See here: 1 .
… Hartmut Wisch, 5 July, 2007 - 11:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Hartmut.
I'm all for safe lumping, particularly safe lumping to species.
… Ron Hemberger, 6 July, 2007 - 1:06am login or register to post comments

Bee Fly
Out east they generally have some dark wing coloring, but it may be a member of the Anthracinae subfamily, Bombyliidae family.
… Dorothy E. Pugh, 4 July, 2007 - 2:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Re: Bee Fly. Thanks, Dorothy
I do know better. Now I should learn to type and think better.
… Ron Hemberger, 4 July, 2007 - 3:01pm login or register to post comments

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