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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Anthracinae » Anthracini » Xenox » Xenox xylocopae
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Bee Fly - Xenox xylocopae
Copyright © 2008 Carol L. Rollins

Bee Fly - Xenox xylocopae
West of Benson, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
September 21, 2008
Size: Easily 1 inch
A first sighting! What a beautiful fly this is!
Spotted it first on my window screen to the backyard, in our rural desert area, about 4,600 elevation.
Grabbed my camera and went out the door very carefully. The fly was extremely cooperative and gave me several wonderful poses.
Based on the wing pattern, I'm guessing this is of the Xenox habrosus genus. Please confirm.

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Contributed by Carol L. Rollins on 21 September, 2008 - 3:12pm
Last updated 21 October, 2020 - 10:56am

Moved
Moved from Xenox.
… Joel Kits, 22 September, 2008 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

Xenox
This is Xenox, but it looks like a new species for Bugguide: X. xylocopae. It is very similar to X. habrosus, but lacks the crossvein between R4 and R2+3 that habrosus has.
… Joel Kits, 22 September, 2008 - 4:25pm login or register to post comments

 
How exciting
that this is a new species for Bugguide. I enjoy being part of this wonderful community and being able to contribute new images.
Thanks again Joel.
… Carol L. Rollins, 22 September, 2008 - 7:38pm login or register to post comments

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