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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Anthracinae » Anthracini » Xenox » Tiger Bee Fly (Xenox tigrinus)
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Bee Fly - Xenox something? - Xenox tigrinus
Copyright © 2009 John Ewing

Bee Fly - Xenox something? - Xenox tigrinus
Springfield, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
July 14, 2009
Size: quite big for a fly
This is perhaps the largest fly I've seen in Virginia (a bit bigger than the carpenter bees around). It landed on my deck in bright sunshine. I believe this is a bee fly in genus Xenox. However, I am uncertain of the species. The wing pattern is quite striking.
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Contributed by John Ewing on 15 July, 2009 - 1:17am
Last updated 29 August, 2009 - 12:13pm

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.
… Joel Kits, 29 August, 2009 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

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Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Schneider, 16 August, 2009 - 12:06pm login or register to post comments

Not Expert
But I agree with Xenox tigrinus. Big? Oh,yeah. They look like birds when mating

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 15 July, 2009 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

My first thought is a Tiger B
My first thought is a Tiger Bee Fly but wait for an expert http://bugguide.net/node/view/2803
… Sharon Warner, 15 July, 2009 - 1:46pm login or register to post comments

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