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Hover Fly? - Bombylius major
Copyright © 2009 Wade Clark

Hover Fly? - Bombylius major
westwinfield, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 19, 2009
Size: approx. .5 inch
I saw quit a lot of these little guys flying around wild flowers, and landing on me.Can someone tell me what they are?

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Contributed by Wade Clark on 19 April, 2009 - 8:29pm
Last updated 20 April, 2009 - 11:20pm

Bombylius major
Widespread and very common at this time of year. Moved.
… Joel Kits, 20 April, 2009 - 11:20pm

Looks like
Bombylius
or some other Bee Fly in the Family Bombyliidae.
… Chuck Entz, 19 April, 2009 - 8:46pm

 
Seconded
Hover flies, aka flower flies or syrphids, are typically more colorful and often smaller.
… Ron Hemberger, 19 April, 2009 - 9:36pm

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