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Tiger Bee Fly (Xenox tigrinus)
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Copyright © 2012
JimusNY
Big Fly ID -
Xenox tigrinus
Ulster County, New York, USA
July 25, 2012
Size: approx 1.5 to 2 inches
this big fly keeps landing on my deck chairs.. thought it was a horse fly but this is a huge fly with patterned wings
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Contributed by
JimusNY
on 25 July, 2012 - 10:44am
Last updated 25 July, 2012 - 12:24pm
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John Stanard
, 25 July, 2012 - 12:24pm
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Xenox tigrinus
Guide.
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John Stanard
, 25 July, 2012 - 12:19pm
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harmless
I think it is a harmless Bee-fly
Check out
Bombyliidae
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James Reben
, 25 July, 2012 - 12:14pm
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thanks
So I will not swat it with the paper then... :)
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JimusNY
, 25 July, 2012 - 2:39pm
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