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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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Bee fly - Bombylius major - male
Copyright © 2010 Vespula Vulgaris

Bee fly - Bombylius major - Male
Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 4, 2010
This one was hovering high up over a stream, chasing away other things that flew by
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Contributed by Vespula Vulgaris on 4 April, 2010 - 1:52pm
Last updated 5 April, 2010 - 11:10am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Vespula Vulgaris, 5 April, 2010 - 11:10am login or register to post comments

Re: Bee fly
The yellow pile and bold wing pattern good for Bombylius major.

… Natalie McNear, 4 April, 2010 - 2:30pm login or register to post comments

 
sex
And a male.
… Andy Calderwood, 5 April, 2010 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

 
Cool
Thanks for the ID

Can these guys bite or "stab"? Didn't see anything about that in the guide, but that proboscis looks menacing
… Vespula Vulgaris, 5 April, 2010 - 11:10am login or register to post comments

 
They are harmless. :)
… Natalie McNear, 5 April, 2010 - 11:20am login or register to post comments

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