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Bombylius diegoensis - Bombylius breviabdominalis - male
Copyright © 2005 Jess Morton

Bombylius diegoensis - Bombylius breviabdominalis - Male
Rancho Palos Verdes, Forrestal Nature Preserve, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 25, 2005
Males of B. diegoensis appear black with a white tail. The white fringing on much of the body is an artifact of using a flash in taking the picture. This species is distinguished from B. major, which also occurs at this site, by the spotting on the wings.

Identification from the 1989 PV/South Bay Audubon field guide to bee flies drawn by Rick Rogers.

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Bombylius diegoensis - Bombylius breviabdominalis - male Bombylius diegoensis - Bombylius breviabdominalis - male
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Contributed by Jess Morton on 5 July, 2005 - 1:13am
Last updated 5 December, 2007 - 11:35am

Moved
Moved from Bombylius diegoensis.
… Beatriz Moisset, 5 December, 2007 - 11:35am login or register to post comments

ID-Bombylius breviabdominalis
See my comment on other shot. The summer species would be abdominalis.
… Andy Calderwood, 3 December, 2007 - 10:40am login or register to post comments

Fantastic shot!
How did you do it?
… Beatriz Moisset, 8 September, 2005 - 6:54pm login or register to post comments

 
These were shot with a Sony d
These were shot with a Sony digital camera at 1/800 sec, with low flash. The distance to the fly was only a few inches. I took a lot of shots of empty space, vague blurs and half-bugs to get these.
… Jess Morton, 8 September, 2005 - 7:33pm login or register to post comments

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