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Bee Fly - Anthrax pluto
Copyright © 2009 Stephen Luk

Bee Fly - Anthrax pluto
Preservation Park, Guelph (N43º30'25"W080º13'22"), Wellington, Ontario, Canada
July 4, 2009
Size: 10.0 mm
Anthrax pluto, swept in woodland clearing. Identified from specimen using the CJAI Bee Fly key. The necessary characters, seen ventrally, that separate pluto from similar-looking stellans, are black femora, black scales on the hind femur, and black and white tomentum on the abdominal sternites.
Image taken with Nikon D70.
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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 17 July, 2009 - 3:41pm
Last updated 18 July, 2009 - 10:43am

Moved
Nice find! This species is rare in Ontario - we only have confirmed records from Windsor and Guelph.

Moved from Anthrax.
… Joel Kits, 18 July, 2009 - 10:43am login or register to post comments

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