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Bee fly - Anastoechus barbatus
Copyright © 2007 Jeff Gruber

Bee fly - Anastoechus barbatus
Spring Green Preserve SNA, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
August 31, 2007
Size: ~ .5 in.

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Contributed by Jeff Gruber on 1 September, 2007 - 12:04pm
Last updated 17 September, 2007 - 1:57pm

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.
… Joel Kits, 17 September, 2007 - 1:57pm login or register to post comments

Anastoechus
This series nicely shows the most important identification characters for Anastoechus, including the wing venation and the rounded, "puffy" face. This must be A. barbatus, which is fairly widespread in the western and northern parts of North America.
… Joel Kits, 17 September, 2007 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

 
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