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Hybomitra hinei
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Copyright © 2006
tom murray
Tabanid -
Hybomitra hinei
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Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
July 7, 2006
This fly was one of the easiest I've photographed. It got stuck on a milkweed flower, and couldn't fly away.
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 16 July, 2006 - 10:57am
Last updated 24 June, 2011 - 5:47pm
Hybomitra hinei - male
I believe this is the only
Hybomitra
with the combination of shiny thorax and partially infuscated wings.
It takes a strong bug to pull out the pollinia of milkweeds.
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A.W. Thomas
, 16 July, 2006 - 1:40pm
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Milkweed can be deadly if you're a bug.
Tony, thanks for the ID.
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tom murray
, 16 July, 2006 - 6:23pm
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