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big black fly - Aldrichia ehrmanii
Copyright © 2021 Larry Reis

big black fly - Aldrichia ehrmanii
Lake Meyer Park, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
June 10, 2020
Size: ~8 mm
Might this be the bee fly, Aldrichia ehrmanii? Interestingly, I found this fly with another one nearby that was more fuzzy with white hairs on its body. My thought is the more fuzzy fly might be the female and this one the male?
Contributed by Larry Reis on 28 June, 2021 - 8:40am

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 June, 2021 - 9:18am

 
Aldrichia ehrmanii
Thanks so much for identifying this as the bee fly, Aldrichia ehrmanii, Ken! I thought that might be what it was.
… Larry Reis, 28 June, 2021 - 10:17am

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