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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Tabanomorpha » Snipe Flies (Rhagionidae) » Chrysopilus » Ornate Snipe Fly (Chrysopilus ornatus)
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Some kind of bee or fly that looks like a bee - Chrysopilus ornatus
Copyright © 2011 Betsy Finstad

Some kind of bee or fly that looks like a bee - Chrysopilus ornatus
Milton, Vermont, USA
July 4, 2011
Size: about 1"
Sitting on my shutters around 7:30pm I did not see it land or fly off. Looked through the guide and on google images and cannot find one like it. The shutter slats are 7/8" from top to bottom.

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Some kind of bee or fly that looks like a bee - Chrysopilus ornatus Some kind of bee or fly that looks like a bee - Chrysopilus ornatus
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Contributed by Betsy Finstad on 6 July, 2011 - 8:08am
Last updated 24 May, 2012 - 6:15pm

Moved
Moved from Chrysopilus.
… Brad Barnd, 24 May, 2012 - 6:15pm login or register to post comments

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… Corey Husic, 19 July, 2011 - 6:26pm login or register to post comments

Chrysopilus
This is species of Chrysopilus, possibly Chrysopilus ornatus.(1) It is a fly. It is probably female because males of this kind have larger eyes.
… John F. Carr, 6 July, 2011 - 11:18am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I have never seen one around here before!
… Betsy Finstad, 9 July, 2011 - 9:22am login or register to post comments

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