Bee ? - Mallota bequaerti

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4/22/2017, 10:34:32 AM, but we don't know if that is certain??

… john and jane balaban, 3 May, 2017 - 8:17am

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cool, thanks for the addition -- please add date

Moved from Syrphid Flies.

… v belov, 3 May, 2017 - 12:17am

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Mallota bequaerti

Mallota bequaerti Hull, 1956

Nice find!

Mallota bautias can be ruled out as the scutum is completely pollinose. Mallota bequaerti has this character and is known from Arizona, Texas and Mexico.

… Kevin Moran, 2 May, 2017 - 6:25pm

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sighting date missing, too

… v belov, 2 May, 2017 - 3:29am

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Is the location correct?

Is the location correct?
Date?

… Bill Dean, 2 May, 2017 - 3:13am

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Mallota bautias has not b

Mallota bautias has not been recorded in Arizona. Looks different.
I have sent it to Martin.

… Bill Dean, 2 May, 2017 - 2:56am

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Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… John S. Ascher, 30 April, 2017 - 6:37am

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Male

His hind-leg femora are thick and those hairs are very bright yellow, wow. This looks like something close to a male in the genus Brachypalpus, but we don't have any other examples from this state. Hold on for an expert.

… Bob Biagi, 25 April, 2017 - 3:36pm

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We edited the location fields for you

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… john and jane balaban, 24 April, 2017 - 7:22pm

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syrphid fly, not bee

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… metrioptera, 24 April, 2017 - 12:10pm

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