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Bee fly - Lupton / West Branch, Michigan - Hemipenthes sinuosa
Copyright © 2009 Steve Kent

Bee fly - Lupton / West Branch, Michigan - Hemipenthes sinuosa
Lupton / West Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan, USA
July 5, 2009
Size: 1/2 inch
These things were flying fast, hovering, landing for a few seconds. On the edge of the woods.

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Bee fly - Lupton / West Branch, Michigan - Hemipenthes sinuosa Bee fly - Lupton / West Branch, Michigan - Hemipenthes sinuosa
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Contributed by Steve Kent on 8 July, 2009 - 12:10am
Last updated 18 August, 2009 - 8:01pm

Moved
Moved from Flies based on Andy Calderwood's ID.
… John F. Carr, 18 August, 2009 - 8:01pm login or register to post comments

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… v belov, 25 July, 2009 - 2:55pm login or register to post comments

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This looks like Hemipenthes sinuosa.
… Andy Calderwood, 8 July, 2009 - 10:38pm login or register to post comments

Not a Deer Fly, but a species
Not a Deer Fly, but a species of Bee Fly.
… AmyTaracido, 8 July, 2009 - 12:44pm login or register to post comments

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members of this family.

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