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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Bombyliinae » Bombyliini » Bombylius » Subgenus Bombylius (Bombylius Subgenus Bombylius) » Greater Bee Fly (Bombylius major)
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Bombyliid - Bombylius major
Copyright © 2013 Stephen Hart

Bombyliid - Bombylius major
Mouth of the Elwha River, Clallam County, Washington, USA
April 30, 2013
This resting dorsal shot was the last in the series. I also got a short video clip, posted on my Olympic Natural History site. (slide 5)
Out of a lot of images, I picked the other ones based on being able to see, at least a bit, the wing pigment pattern. The individual was hovering in all images but this one.

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Contributed by Stephen Hart on 30 April, 2013 - 6:29pm
Last updated 5 April, 2018 - 11:47pm

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 30 April, 2013 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Ack!
I didn't even get all the images up before it was identified!
Thanks Ken.
… Stephen Hart, 30 April, 2013 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Common
This is a common species this time of year across much of the northern hemisphere.
… John F. Carr, 30 April, 2013 - 7:35pm login or register to post comments

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