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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Bombyliinae » Conophorini » Sparnopolius » Sparnopolius confusus
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Bee fly - Sparnopolius confusus - female
Copyright © 2009 Jay Barnes

Bee fly - Sparnopolius confusus - Female
Licking County, Ohio, USA
September 11, 2009
Size: ~8mm
Bombylius sp.? Female?

Collected after shooting, so let me know if any specific views are needed. Please frass any that aren't worth keeping.

I'm not sure how to measure a crescent-shaped insect, so let me point out that the area covered by this uncropped image is 7.5mm by 11.25mm.

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Bee fly - Sparnopolius confusus - female Bee fly - Sparnopolius confusus - female Bee fly - Sparnopolius confusus - female
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Contributed by Jay Barnes on 13 September, 2009 - 12:47pm
Last updated 16 August, 2018 - 2:21pm

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Moved from Bee Flies.
… Joel Kits, 13 September, 2009 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

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… Jay Barnes, 13 September, 2009 - 2:55pm login or register to post comments

Wonderful photo of a fine specimen.
Jay, it'd be a good idea to move your post to Bee Flies for expert attention and also to avoid getting lost in the weekend morass.
… Ron Hemberger, 13 September, 2009 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

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