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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Bombyliinae » Bombyliini » Bombylius
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Bee fly - Bombylius
Copyright © 2009 Joseph R. Coelho

Bee fly - Bombylius
City of Canton, Lewis County, Missouri, USA
July 11, 2009
Size: about 1 cm
I've been seeing these for years, and assume they are common. Appears to be a Bee fly Bombylius major.

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Contributed by Joseph R. Coelho on 11 July, 2009 - 8:24pm
Last updated 12 July, 2009 - 5:00pm

Moved
Moved from Greater Bee Fly. Almost certainly not B. major, which flies early in the spring. Needs checking by an expert.
… Matthias Buck, 12 July, 2009 - 5:00pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Joseph R. Coelho, 11 July, 2009 - 9:25pm login or register to post comments

Check Bee Flies
With the long beak and hair it could be a Bee Fly(1).
… John F. Carr, 11 July, 2009 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Agreed
Looks identical to others identified as Bombylius major. Will try to move it as soon as I figure out how.
… Joseph R. Coelho, 11 July, 2009 - 8:52pm login or register to post comments

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