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Photo#2227660
Unusual Fly (possible Bee Mimic)

Unusual Fly (possible Bee Mimic)
Clinton, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
March 6, 2023
Discovered at night (a few minutes before 2100 hrs.) on laundry which had recently been brought inside. The insect appears to have a dusting of pollen.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Double Quotes in the Titles
The double quotes are blocking the title text from the thumbnail previews. If you put your computer's mouse pointer over the image above, then you will see this. I suggest that you use single quotes, if you need to.
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Please select "edit" and replace them. Let me know if you don't understand this, OK.

 
Use of double quotes
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An acrocerid, I think. They'r
An acrocerid, I think. They're not commonly seen

 
FWIW, I agree on the family
The features needed to take the ID further don't appear to be visible

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