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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Bombyliinae » Conophorini » Lordotus » Lordotus divisus
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large bee fly - Lordotus divisus
Copyright © 2010 Bob Barber

large bee fly - Lordotus divisus
Taylor Ranch, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
April 20, 2010
Size: 8 - 10 mm ?
Desert Scrub, ~4600'

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Contributed by Bob Barber on 21 April, 2010 - 9:23am
Last updated 16 December, 2010 - 8:23pm

Moved
The extensive black pile on the apical half of the abdomen seems to be distinctive for females of L. divisus.

Moved from Lordotus.
… Joel Kits, 16 December, 2010 - 8:23pm login or register to post comments

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Moved from Bee Flies.
… Bob Barber, 21 April, 2010 - 2:04pm login or register to post comments

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This is Lordotus. I bet we can get this distinctive bug to species.
… Andy Calderwood, 21 April, 2010 - 1:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Andy
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