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Bee Fly feeding from California Honeysuckle - Bombylius
Copyright © 2009 Karen Rathbun

Bee Fly feeding from California Honeysuckle - Bombylius
Point Lobos State Reserve, Monterey County, California, USA
June 15, 2009
This is the first bee fly I have ever seen. I'm not sure of my ID as Bombylius major so please correct me if I'm wrong. It was feeding from a plant I identified as Lonicera hispidula (California Honeysuckle) in a small sunny glade in coastal pine forest.

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Contributed by Karen Rathbun on 3 August, 2009 - 1:07am
Last updated 17 February, 2012 - 9:01pm

Moved
Moved from Bombylius.
… John F. Carr, 17 February, 2012 - 9:01pm

Moved
Moved from Greater Bee Fly.

I'm moving these images back to genus-level... in deference of Andy's expertise in this area and also the preponderance of historical seasonal data.
… Harsi S. Parker, 24 May, 2011 - 10:19pm

ID
I don't think this is B. major. It's too late in the season. This appears to be B. fascialis or B. lancifer (I can't distinguish those two).
… Andy Calderwood, 3 August, 2009 - 1:08pm

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