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Subgenus Bombylius (Bombylius Subgenus Bombylius)
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Bombylius varius
Photo#116510
Copyright © 2007
Marvin Smith
Bee Fly -
Bombylius varius
Ozark Mountains, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
May 31, 2007
Size: 14mm
I don't know how many hours I've spent chasing these ,and then this one shows up sitting on a box under the porch light.
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Contributed by
Marvin Smith
on 7 June, 2007 - 11:28pm
Last updated 1 January, 2008 - 5:38pm
Moved
Moved from
Bombyliinae
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Joel Kits
, 1 January, 2008 - 5:38pm
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Thanks, Joel
Thanks for the move. As novice with no strong opinions about most IDs, I never know what I should do when things start getting moved/changed. I usually just sit back and wait for the dust to settle. Hopefully, the dust has settled on this one.
Marvin
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Marvin Smith
, 2 January, 2008 - 11:13am
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Moved
Moved from
Bombylius
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Beatriz Moisset
, 5 December, 2007 - 11:39am
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ID
I don't think this is Bombylius, but Triploechus or Heterostylum.
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Andy Calderwood
, 30 November, 2007 - 1:51pm
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Bombylius
I'm almost certain this is a female
B. varius
. We have specimens here of this species, and they match all the visible characters in the photo.
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Joel Kits
, 5 December, 2007 - 12:26pm
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ID -NOT!
I stand corrected. This is certainly a very distinctive animal. If you recognize it, there is likely no doubt. Ignore my earlier suggestion.
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Andy Calderwood
, 10 December, 2007 - 12:16pm
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Bombylius
Nice find. This looks like
B. varius
, one of the more distinctive eastern
Bombylius
.
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Joel Kits
, 12 June, 2007 - 10:24pm
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Thanks...
Thanks for the species ID.
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Marvin Smith
, 13 June, 2007 - 3:11am
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Anthrax sp.? (Bombyliidae)
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Adalbert Goertz
, 8 June, 2007 - 8:54pm
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bee fly
i chased one that looked like this for 15 minutes last weekend around the low water bridge at erbie... i was thinking it was something in the genus Bombylius, but am not sure of that.
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edward trammel
, 8 June, 2007 - 1:59pm
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There are worse things....
There are worst things to do than chase flies, and certainly a lot worse places to be than on the Buffalo.
I think Bombylius is correct. I've added a second image that has a bit less glare on the wings. While I know absolutely nothing about interpreting wing venation, it looks the same as the one below to me. Now, I'll wait and see if anyone else agrees before moving ... Marvin.
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Marvin Smith
, 9 June, 2007 - 12:18am
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Bombylius
i am pretty confident about Bombylius, however, i am more partial to wasps... and do not have a species level key for Bombyliidae.
also, it is hard to find any place nicer than the buffalo to chase insects... the problem was not getting any pictures. it was a fine hike though, even getting rained on.
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edward trammel
, 9 June, 2007 - 3:10am
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Wasps...
Wasps I need plenty of help with too.
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Marvin Smith
, 9 June, 2007 - 4:00am
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