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5819 Large Villa Beefly_dorsal - Villa
Copyright © 2022 Paule Hjertaas

5819 Large Villa Beefly_dorsal - Villa
Regina, SK, Saskatchewan, Canada
August 7, 2022
Size: .75 in
the larger bee-fly in the yard. (Villa sp?, Poecilanthrax?) It seems to differ from the smaller 1/2 in long one by being paler on the thorax. or is it a

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Contributed by Paule Hjertaas on 22 September, 2022 - 7:56am

Moved
Moved from Tawny-tailed Bee Fly.

Sorry about that. Meant to drop them here. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 22 September, 2022 - 8:10am login or register to post comments

 
Hi, I have been sent a key to
Hi, I have been sent a key to some of the Villas from Ontario and told that the Tawny-tailed bee-fly was the only one with yellow, unstriped abdomen. Granted I am in SK, but several of my other photos have been IDed as Tawny-tailed Bee Fly on inaturalist. My question about this one was the size (at least 3/4 inch vs 1/2 inch long for most other yellow Villas around), and the coloration. So are there several sp of Villa in SK (or Eastern Canada) with this general coloring? or is the Tawny-tailed Bee Fly so variable in size? This seems to exceed the size in the BugGuide description (approx. 8-12 mm). If there is truly only one Villa sp with this coloring in E. Canada, why are most Villa sp still unidentified on BugGuide? Is there a taxonomical review?
… Paule Hjertaas, 22 September, 2022 - 8:30am login or register to post comments

 
See the...
..."Identification" section of the Info Page. It may be possible for experts to identify some of these to species, but as a rule I don't attempt it. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 22 September, 2022 - 11:59am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 22 September, 2022 - 8:10am login or register to post comments

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