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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Anthracinae » Exoprosopini » Exoprosopa » Exoprosopa fascipennis
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Bee Fly - Exoprosopa fascipennis
Copyright © 2009 Tim Lethbridge

Bee Fly - Exoprosopa fascipennis
Lake Placid Archbold Biological Station, Highlands County, Florida, USA
July 25, 2009
Size: 7mm
This was smaller than most of the bee flies I have previously photographed. These little flies are rapidly becoming a favorite as I begin to realize just how many species are around.

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Contributed by Tim Lethbridge on 28 July, 2009 - 5:03pm
Last updated 28 July, 2009 - 8:06pm

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… Tim Lethbridge, 28 July, 2009 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

A very pretty fly.
Glad you like these; I enjoy your posting them. There are several thousand species worldwide, about 800 in North America. I've a hunch that the smaller ones are often males. I know I've never seen any of the little ones dumping eggs down burrows, so that seems to confirm my suspicions.

If you don't get an expert ID after a few days, move your post to Bee Flies.
… Ron Hemberger, 28 July, 2009 - 5:51pm login or register to post comments

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