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Species Lordotus planus

Light Bee Fly, Take 2 - Lordotus planus - male Light Bee Fly, Take 2 - Lordotus planus - male Light Bee Fly, Take 2 - Lordotus planus - male Lordotus planus - male OC Bee Fly - Yet another Lordotus, I think - Lordotus planus OC Bee Fly - Yet another Lordotus, I think - Lordotus planus OC Bee Fly Archives - fuzzy female? - Lordotus planus OC Bee Fly Archives - Bad Hair Day - Lordotus planus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)
Superfamily Asiloidea
Family Bombyliidae (Bee Flies)
Subfamily Bombyliinae
Tribe Conophorini
Genus Lordotus
Species planus (Lordotus planus)
Identification
Seven small wing spots, mostly on the cross veins.
Range
Limited, as far as known, to southern California.