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Unknown bee or fly? - Palpada vinetorum
Copyright © 2011 Tinkokeshi

Unknown bee or fly? - Palpada vinetorum
La Habra, Orange County, California, USA
November 13, 2011
Found this bug in my indoor worm bin which surprised me! It looked like a bee, but the eyes seemed to be too big to be a bee. The hole next to the bug is 1/4", so the bug itself was probably half an inch to 3/4".

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Contributed by Tinkokeshi on 16 November, 2011 - 12:30am
Last updated 18 September, 2013 - 3:09pm

You mean "worm bin" like in b
You mean "worm bin" like in bait for fishing? Any chance this is bait you bought in the store? Because this is a SE species and yours is the only record in CA...
… Martin Hauser, 18 September, 2013 - 4:54pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Palpada.
… Martin Hauser, 18 September, 2013 - 3:09pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 28 November, 2011 - 1:08pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 16 November, 2011 - 9:05am login or register to post comments

Nice
Just a guess, but something in Lejops maybe.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 16 November, 2011 - 12:50am login or register to post comments

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