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possible Eristalis stipator (stipator) or mallota posticata - Xylocopa tabaniformis - male
Copyright © 2017 Kim Smith

possible Eristalis stipator (stipator) or mallota posticata - Xylocopa tabaniformis - Male
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas, USA
March 8, 2017
smaller than American bumblebee but larger than a honeybee, buzzed loudly while visiting flowers. The plant is a salvia greggii and seemed particularly attractive to this insect.
Contributed by Kim Smith on 23 March, 2017 - 10:42am
Last updated 23 March, 2017 - 7:07pm

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… John S. Ascher, 23 March, 2017 - 7:07pm

Moved
Moved from Eristalis stipator.
… John F. Carr, 23 March, 2017 - 1:26pm

Apoidea
Apoidea
… Bill Dean, 23 March, 2017 - 12:10pm

It looks like a...
Bee to me...
… Yurika Alexander, 23 March, 2017 - 11:32am

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