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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Asilinae » Bee Killers (Mallophora) » Mallophora fautrix
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Unknown Bee Species Seen off Point Loma - Mallophora fautrix
Copyright © 2016 Cody123

Unknown Bee Species Seen off Point Loma - Mallophora fautrix
1 mile off Point Loma , San Diego County, California, USA
August 13, 2016
Size: Approximately 1 inch
This bee was seen on a boat approximately one mile off Point Loma. I did not see it fly or witness any behaviors.

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Unknown Bee Species Seen off Point Loma - Mallophora fautrix Unknown Bee Species Seen off Point Loma - Mallophora fautrix
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Contributed by Cody123 on 16 August, 2016 - 8:38pm
Last updated 16 August, 2016 - 11:26pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 16 August, 2016 - 11:26pm login or register to post comments

Male - Robber Fly
This is a male Bee Killer, Mallophora fautrix. (south-western range)
… Bob Biagi, 16 August, 2016 - 9:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thank you for the ID. I'd been looking in bee species and never would have figured it out.
… Cody123, 16 August, 2016 - 10:32pm login or register to post comments

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