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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Bombyliinae » Conophorini » Geminaria » Geminaria canalis
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Rescue came too late for this one... - Geminaria canalis
Copyright © 2009 Natalie McNear

Rescue came too late for this one... - Geminaria canalis
Marin County, California, USA
July 7, 2009
Size: 10 mm
I don't feel too bad, though... It looks like it bites! Found dead in water. It looks like a mosquito but was about twice as large as the ones I normally see and also had spotted wings.

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Rescue came too late for this one... - Geminaria canalis Rescue came too late for this one... - Geminaria canalis
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Contributed by Natalie McNear on 9 July, 2009 - 3:19am
Last updated 13 July, 2009 - 8:39pm

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.
… Joel Kits, 13 July, 2009 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

From one rescuer to another...
...don't rule out recovery too soon! I rescue insects from my pool nearly every day and I am often amazed that some insects which seem entirely motionless and look quite drowned actually manage to recover completely and fly away. I usually set them out in a sunny place to dry off and just check in on them every once in awhile. And if they never do revive, my hope is that they will at least make a good meal for some other critter(s).
… Harsi S. Parker, 9 July, 2009 - 10:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies. Bombyliidae, probably genus Geminaria. The proboscis is used for nectar, not bloodfeeding
… Keith Bayless, 9 July, 2009 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

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