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Sparnopolius confusus
Photo#78447
Copyright © 2006
edward trammel
bee fly -
Sparnopolius confusus
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fayetteville, washington County, Arkansas, USA
September 20, 2006
Size: ~10mm
perhaps Sparnopolius confusus or lherminierii
Sparnopolius lherminierii seems to be the answer, after looking through the Bombyliidae at the university museum
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Contributed by
edward trammel
on 20 September, 2006 - 11:32pm
Last updated 21 February, 2007 - 3:49pm
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edward trammel
, 14 February, 2007 - 5:36pm
Cool pictures!
Very nice pictures.
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Carol Davis
, 21 September, 2006 - 1:16am
thanks
i call it luck, right place at the right time.
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edward trammel
, 21 September, 2006 - 12:35pm
Bombylid
This may be a Geron species. And I thought we had only one in the east but I see we have about ten. May even be a male. One of the Bomb experts may comment.
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Herschel Raney
, 21 September, 2006 - 2:51pm
bee fly
i am not sure about it being in the genus Geron, it crossed my mind, but i can not say i know enough(or anything) about bee flies, so i did not commit to a genus. i did want to say it looked to be a male. so, i did not know we had that many species in that genus here in the east... i know i have found at least one Geron species, which i posted a while back. anywho, good to know, and thank you for the information Herschel.
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edward trammel
, 21 September, 2006 - 6:58pm
