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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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long tongued bee? or a bee mimic? - Bombylius major
Copyright © 2013 Jeff Winget

long tongued bee? or a bee mimic? - Bombylius major
Waterloo, Monroe County, Illinois, USA
April 17, 2013
Size: roughly 1/2"
Not really certain if this is a bee or a fly...It didn't stay put for any amount of time so getting a good pic was difficult...I couldn't get a front shot.

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long tongued bee? or a bee mimic? - Bombylius major long tongued bee? or a bee mimic? - Bombylius major long tongued bee? or a bee mimic? - Bombylius major
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Contributed by Jeff Winget on 17 April, 2013 - 3:02pm
Last updated 8 May, 2013 - 5:56am

Moved
Moved from Bombylius.
… Jeff Winget, 8 May, 2013 - 5:56am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 19 April, 2013 - 5:24am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Thinking B. major, but I can't see the wing pattern as clearly as I'd like.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 April, 2013 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

 
B. major looks good to me, too.
I'd say it's safe to move.
… Ron Hemberger, 17 April, 2013 - 11:30pm login or register to post comments

 
wings...
It was windy and it didn't sit still for long, and it was difficult to see through the camera against the dirt...major looks like a good fit...I've been trying to get it's pic for a few days now, this was the first time it held still long enough for me to focus and shoot before it buzzed off. I'll try to find it again and get a better shot.
… Jeff Winget, 17 April, 2013 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

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