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picture winged fly of some sort - Xenox tigrinus
Copyright © 2008 DRStiehl

picture winged fly of some sort - Xenox tigrinus
VanEtten, Chemung County, New York, USA
September 1, 2008
watched a pair of these land on some wind chimes early evening and they hung out for several hours.
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Contributed by DRStiehl on 9 September, 2008 - 7:36am
Last updated 2 October, 2008 - 4:48pm

Tiger Beefly
I just found on of these on the weekend in Toronto. Xenox tigrinus. Quite large. I found it stationary on a woodpile.

Take a look here http://bugguide.net/node/view/2803
… Michael Battenberg, 9 September, 2008 - 7:44am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Michael. Says that they are widespread in N. America but this was the first time I ever saw one in my 40+ yrs.
… DRStiehl, 9 September, 2008 - 7:48am login or register to post comments

 
same here...
my first such sighting!
… Michael Battenberg, 9 September, 2008 - 8:30am login or register to post comments

 
Parasites of carpenter bees.
This species is a parasite of carpenter bees, so look for them where you see carpenter bees (Xylocopa) nesting.
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 September, 2008 - 11:33am login or register to post comments

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