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Fly eating a bee - Empis spectabilis
Copyright © 2016 Laura Hughes

Fly eating a bee - Empis spectabilis
Dorr Run, Hocking County, Ohio, USA
May 1, 2015
The fly was struggling with the bee in the air, then must have subdued it, landed, and began feeding on it. Not sure what kind of fly or bee.

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Contributed by Laura Hughes on 6 April, 2016 - 10:59am
Last updated 19 September, 2024 - 5:02am

Moved
Moved from Empis.
… John F. Carr, 19 September, 2024 - 5:02am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 10 April, 2016 - 9:30am login or register to post comments

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The bee looks like it may be a sawfly and the fly is a robberfly of some kind. Wait for more expert opinion
… Hemipteran Seeker, 6 April, 2016 - 12:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Not a robber
Fly appears to be an Empidid. Agree that the hymenopteran looks like a Tenthredinid.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 April, 2016 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Male - Dance Fly
The "z" shaped abdomen and orange legs indicate that this is most likely a male Empis spectabilis. (eastern range) This is a first for Ohio.
… Bob Biagi, 6 April, 2016 - 9:02pm login or register to post comments

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