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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) » Toxophorinae » Geron » Subgenus Geron (Geron Subgenus Geron)
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Bee Fly - Geron
Copyright © 2006 Tony DiTerlizzi

Bee Fly - Geron
Jupiter Ridge Natural Area, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
August 17, 2006
I've shot this species before at this preserve, but thought I should add this image as well – it's much more detailed.
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 18 August, 2006 - 8:17am
Last updated 6 September, 2010 - 1:10am

Moved
Moved from Geron.
… Joel Kits, 6 September, 2010 - 1:10am login or register to post comments

Primo! Bee fly Tony
What a great shot!
… Lynette Elliott, 22 March, 2009 - 1:32pm login or register to post comments

kudos
Congratulations! That's a beautiful portrait.
… Andy Calderwood, 21 November, 2007 - 12:36pm login or register to post comments

Interesting behavior.
This, or a nearly identical species, does the same thing here in Tucson: perches at the tip of foliage. At my apartment complex there are hedges of oleander, and I often see these flies perched at the very tips of the highest leaves. I wonder if this is something like "hilltopping."
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 August, 2006 - 1:43pm login or register to post comments

Wow!
Great portrait, Tony.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 18 August, 2006 - 11:30am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Hannah,
You hike through these trails for several years and you are finally bound to get a decent shot:)
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 18 August, 2006 - 11:35am login or register to post comments

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