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Photo#509231
Unknown bug - Bombylius major

Unknown bug - Bombylius major
Mahwah, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
April 22, 2011
Size: 1/2 inch
Bug is about the size of a fly or bee has long stinger or antenna on nose and multicolored wings mostly brown and black and body had what appears to be fur.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Looks like a bee fly
Perhaps Bombylius major - Greater Bee Fly


More info here
http://bugguide.net/node/view/14997

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