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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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Bee Fly - Bombylius major - female
Copyright © 2007 Sam Houston

Bee Fly - Bombylius major - Female
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
April 15, 2007
Size: 3/8"
Progressive Bee Fly ?
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 16 April, 2007 - 2:22pm
Last updated 15 May, 2017 - 3:45pm

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.
… Joel Kits, 9 September, 2007 - 11:46am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Matthias Buck, 18 May, 2007 - 5:56pm login or register to post comments

I'd say...
I'd say Bombylius major, but wait for an expert to weigh in... it might not be Bombylius since it looks a bit grayer than those I've seen pictures of and found myself.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 16 April, 2007 - 2:33pm login or register to post comments

 
B. major... the color is prob
B. major... the color is probably just a bit washed out from the photo.... though I believe it's been commented that there is some variability in this species... whitish one's are a different species altogether.
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 16 April, 2007 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

 
For future reference, Sam
The venation (wing veins) are important with bee flies. You probably have enough pattern on this one for an ID, but those flies with more clear wings will need sharper focus on the veins.

(Added later) Wing of B. Major:

Do we have a match?
… Ron Hemberger, 16 April, 2007 - 2:41pm login or register to post comments

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