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Fly that looks much like a bee, Clark County, Nevada Kyle Canyon Road - Lordotus
Copyright © 2005 Scott Martin

Fly that looks much like a bee, Clark County, Nevada Kyle Canyon Road - Lordotus
Lower Kyle Canyon, Clark County, Nevada, USA
May 14, 2005
Size: about 1/3 of an inch

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Fly that looks much like a bee, Clark County, Nevada Kyle Canyon Road - Lordotus Fly that looks much like a bee, Clark County, Nevada Kyle Canyon Road - Lordotus
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Contributed by Scott Martin on 17 May, 2005 - 4:45pm
Last updated 12 March, 2008 - 6:21pm

Nice Picture
Nice photo!
… Chris Wirth, 18 May, 2005 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

Lordotus
Moved to guide. There is also a tiny beetle, I wonder what it is.
… Beatriz Moisset, 18 May, 2005 - 8:18am login or register to post comments

Bee fly
This is a bee fly (Bombyliidae) of the genus Lordotus. These have the characteristic wing venation as visible in the other picture (R4+5 forked, connected to R2+3 and strongly curved forward), the elongate proboscis and strongly and uniformly tomentose. According to the Manual of Nearctic Diptera 22 species in the western USA.

Paul

http://www.diptera.info
… Paul Beuk, 18 May, 2005 - 2:29am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Hi Paul,

Thank you very much for taking the time to I.D. this for me. :-)
… Scott Martin, 18 May, 2005 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

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