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OC Bee Fly Archives - side view - Paravilla fulvicoma
Copyright © 2009 Ron Hemberger

OC Bee Fly Archives - side view - Paravilla fulvicoma
Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
May 21, 2009
Lucked out - shot several bee flies feeding on a tallish stand of flowers. That's a lot better than trying to sneak up on them when they're messing around in the dirt. Got only one view of this individual.

I think this is the same species, photographed a couple days earlier:
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 21 May, 2009 - 10:14pm
Last updated 17 June, 2009 - 7:27pm

Moved
Looks like the same species to me too.

Moved from Bee Flies.
… Joel Kits, 17 June, 2009 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID and the move, Joel.
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… Ron Hemberger, 17 June, 2009 - 8:45pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Lopidea. (Don't ask!)
… Ron Hemberger, 21 May, 2009 - 10:14pm login or register to post comments

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