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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Ecliminae » Lepidophora
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Hunchbacked Bee Fly! - Lepidophora
Copyright © 2009 Mike White

Hunchbacked Bee Fly! - Lepidophora
Bois Blanc Island in the Straits of Mackinac, Mackinac County, Michigan, USA
August 26, 2008
Size: Over 1/2 inch.
I was taking pictures of goldenrod in a fen (alkaline bog) when this landed on my arm. It was quite big, about twice the size of a house fly. It stood out in the sun with that yellowish green "fur". The body shape reminds me of a crane fly. Note the humped up thorax, neck and small head. Note the proboscis and shaggy antennas. Kind of ugly, don't you think?
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Contributed by Mike White on 30 January, 2009 - 11:18am
Last updated 28 February, 2009 - 5:35pm

Lepidophora
It's a Lepidophora but I'm not sure of which species.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/2779
… Ilona L., 30 January, 2009 - 1:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Hunch-backed Bee Fly
Boy you nailed it, and fast. Thanks
In looking at the information, I see that if the 4th segment is black, it indicates a southern species, and if the 4th segment has the yellow fuzz, it indicates a northern species. In this case it looks like most of the "fuzz" is gone. So I guess you could speculate that, because it was found in northern Michigan, it is probable that it is L. lulea, and a little worse for the wear.
… Mike White, 30 January, 2009 - 5:31pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a bee fly of sorts
Check of the Bombylids- Pretty sure it's in this family. Wait for an expert for something more precse http://bugguide.net/node/view/185/bgpage
… Michael Battenberg, 30 January, 2009 - 11:38am login or register to post comments

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