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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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Fly 505 - Bombylius major
Copyright © 2012 Marty R.

Fly 505 - Bombylius major
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
May 5, 2012
These things seemed to hover about 1" off the ground. I can't be 100% sure they're the same individual. What is the long pointed thing extending from the head?

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Fly 505 - Bombylius major Fly 505 - Bombylius major
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Contributed by Marty R. on 5 May, 2012 - 2:44pm
Last updated 9 June, 2012 - 10:11pm

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.
… Joel Kits, 9 June, 2012 - 10:11pm login or register to post comments

Probably Bombylius major
Bombylius major is the most common species that looks like this in the Northeast in early spring. They stick the long beaks into flowers.
… John F. Carr, 6 May, 2012 - 8:29am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 5 May, 2012 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

Bee Fly
Family Bombyliidae - Bee Flies http://bugguide.net/node/view/185
… Matt Bearup, 5 May, 2012 - 2:54pm login or register to post comments

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