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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Ecliminae » Lepidophora » Lepidophora lutea
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Bee Fly? - Lepidophora lutea
Copyright © 2011 Miguel Denyer

Bee Fly? - Lepidophora lutea
Van Buren Twp, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
August 1, 2011
Size: about 1 inch
I suspect that this may be a bee fly but I am not sure. Any help in identifying this creature will be gratefully received - thank you

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Contributed by Miguel Denyer on 1 August, 2011 - 5:56pm
Last updated 25 September, 2011 - 9:42pm

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.
… Joel Kits, 25 September, 2011 - 9:42pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 August, 2011 - 7:21pm login or register to post comments

Ecliminae
Perhaps Ecliminae
… Matt Bearup, 1 August, 2011 - 6:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for the starting po
Thank you for the starting point... it is indeed Ecliminae... it is the Lepidophora lepidocera or "Scaly Bee Fly" - I was able to find it here on Bugguide.net using your reference as a starting point... your reference pointed to Lepidophora lutea - the pictures there looked almost the same but there was more 'fuzz' on the back of L.lutea... there was a link to l.lepidocera which is an identical match to my specimen so thanks again.
… Miguel Denyer, 1 August, 2011 - 6:50pm login or register to post comments

There are more photos of this
There are more photos of this critter in the process of uploading... perhaps this will assist in positive identification
… Miguel Denyer, 1 August, 2011 - 6:14pm login or register to post comments

Bee fly
My vote is for bee fly but wow what an odd looking one.
… Matt Bearup, 1 August, 2011 - 6:10pm login or register to post comments

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