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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Bombyliinae » Bombyliini » Bombylius » Subgenus Bombylius (Bombylius Subgenus Bombylius) » Greater Bee Fly (Bombylius major)
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Small Greater Bee Fly - Bombylius major - female
Copyright © 2010 Alice Cavette

Small Greater Bee Fly - Bombylius major - Female
Fremont, Alameda County, California, USA
March 17, 2010
Size: ~8mm

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Contributed by Alice Cavette on 17 March, 2010 - 7:32pm
Last updated 3 May, 2011 - 8:37pm

Wouldn't stay still?
Might be the same as mine:

Same taste in flowers, anyway. (I think they're Bombylius, but not B. major.)
… Ron Hemberger, 17 March, 2010 - 9:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Posted two more...
Posted poor images to show pattern.
… Alice Cavette, 17 March, 2010 - 9:40pm login or register to post comments

 
This is one for the experts
It appears that Andy Calderwood is in the field now. Hopefully, he or Joel will comment.
… Ron Hemberger, 17 March, 2010 - 10:34pm login or register to post comments

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