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Bee fly? - Heterostylum robustum - female

Bee fly? - Heterostylum robustum - Female
Mt. Nebo Loop, Utah County, Utah, USA
July 26, 2010
Size: maybe 12 mm
I've seen beeflies before but I've never heard them buzz like a bumblebee. It never landed even once as it flew from from flower to flower.

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Bee fly? - Heterostylum robustum - female Bee fly? - Heterostylum robustum - female

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This looks like Heterostylum robustum.

 
Thanks!
Thanks, Andy.

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You're right
You're right, Bombyliidae. Nice flight shots!

 
Thanks, Stephen...
Thanks for the ID and for the nice comment.

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