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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Tangle-veined Flies (Nemestrinidae) » Neorhynchocephalus » Neorhynchocephalus volaticus
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Tiny bee near ground, foraging on Hedge Parsley - Neorhynchocephalus volaticus - male
Copyright © 2016 Margy Stewart

Tiny bee near ground, foraging on Hedge Parsley - Neorhynchocephalus volaticus - Male
Junction City, 15 mi. SE, Geary/Flint Hills County, Kansas, USA
July 7, 2016
Size: One-third of bumble bee
The thin wings, held out straight & parallel to ground, are striking, as is the tendency of this bee to fly almost vertically.

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Tiny bee near ground, foraging on Hedge Parsley - Neorhynchocephalus volaticus - male Tiny bee near ground, foraging on Hedge Parsley - Neorhynchocephalus volaticus - male
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Contributed by Margy Stewart on 29 July, 2016 - 12:17pm
Last updated 10 May, 2023 - 2:52pm

Moved
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… Charley Eiseman, 22 August, 2016 - 8:43am login or register to post comments

tiny "bee" on Hedge Parsley
Here is a link to a video of my little guy flying--the first one near Hedge Parsley, the second among foxtail stems:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BSyIq-wtAs

Perhaps seeing him fly may help with ID!
Thanks, everyone!
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