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Bee Fly - Poecilanthrax lucifer
Copyright © 2007 Sam Houston

Bee Fly - Poecilanthrax lucifer
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
October 6, 2007
Size: 1/2"

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Contributed by Sam Houston on 6 October, 2007 - 5:05pm
Last updated 9 October, 2007 - 12:17pm

bee fly
how about Poecilanthrax lucifer... check that out while you wait for someone more bee fly savvy.
… edward trammel, 7 October, 2007 - 4:56pm login or register to post comments

Nice!
Clear view of wing veins should aid in ID. Suggestion: Leave your post here a few days, then move to Bee Flies. Sometimes they'll sit there a while, then typically be IDed to genus.
… Ron Hemberger, 7 October, 2007 - 12:40am login or register to post comments

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...duplicated
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