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Photo#809390
fly - Anthrax

fly - Anthrax
Victoria, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
July 22, 2013
Size: 12mm
I'm going to guess it's a Bee Fly. If not a Bee Fly then something in Syrphidae maybe.

Possibly...
Anthrax melanopogon based on specimen scans found on the UBC Spencer Entomological Collection site: https://www.zoology.ubc.ca/entomology/main/Diptera/Bombyliidae/Anthrax%20melanopogon%20(1dorsal).jpg

I have photos of a similar one from Mill Hill in Langford, which I assume to be the same species. It would be great to get expert verification because this species is not represented on BugGuide.

 
We have one too.
Just found your comment and I think we have the same thing from Mt Arrowsmith. Posted it a while back and didn't get beyond genus:

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.