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Bee Fly? - Poecilanthrax
Copyright © 2008 dhilkey

Bee Fly? - Poecilanthrax
Lake Avery, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, USA
August 21, 2008
Size: unknown size
Found near reserviour at 7000 feet elevation in NW Colorado.
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Contributed by dhilkey on 3 February, 2009 - 5:12pm
Last updated 5 February, 2009 - 10:22pm

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This is Poecilanthrax (Bombyliidae), possibly P. pilosus. Several species have the smokey wing that this one sports; P. pilosus is the abundant species of the Far West in this group, but up in the mountains of CO, P. tegminipennis would be a choice, as well.
… Andy Calderwood, 3 February, 2009 - 5:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you,
Andy for the information.
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