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small bee/fly with white rear end - Melanoliarus
Copyright © 2018 David Thornburg

small bee/fly with white rear end - Melanoliarus
Cottonwood, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
April 16, 2018
Size: about 4.5mm
This small bee or fly was on a stucco wall. it won't fly, bur rapidly runs because of the white fluffy material. Is this an egg sack?
Contributed by David Thornburg on 16 April, 2018 - 6:03pm
Last updated 1 October, 2021 - 10:30pm

Moved
Moved from Cixiid Planthoppers.
… Solomon Hendrix, 1 October, 2021 - 10:30pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

For information about the fluff, see the comments here.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 16 April, 2018 - 7:01pm

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