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Greater Bee Fly - Bombylius major
Copyright © 2011 Francis Underwood

Greater Bee Fly - Bombylius major
Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
April 10, 2011
Is this the Greater Bee Fly? If so, I would like to enter into the data base in Bug Guide since there is no entry for this species from RI. Photo was taken in the woods where it had landed on the ground.

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Greater Bee Fly - Bombylius major Greater Bee Fly - Bombylius major - male
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Contributed by Francis Underwood on 10 April, 2011 - 12:53pm

Greater Bee Fly
Thanks. I have seen this before, but never knew what it was until I found it on Bug Guide. I have always seen it on the ground but have never seen it nectaring on flowers.
… Francis Underwood, 10 April, 2011 - 1:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Male
This one is a male. Females spend a lot of time flying low looking for Andrena nests. I guess that males spend a lot of time flying low looking for females.
… Beatriz Moisset, 10 April, 2011 - 2:02pm login or register to post comments

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Moved from ID Request.

Yes. The wing pattern is distinctive.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 10 April, 2011 - 12:55pm login or register to post comments

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