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mini tan fuzzball - Systoechus candidulus

mini tan fuzzball - Systoechus candidulus
Granite Shoals, Burnet County, Texas, USA
July 7, 2014
This was a very small flying fuzzball. Way smaller than a beefly. Many thanks for telling me what it is....Denise K.

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mini tan fuzzball - Systoechus candidulus mini tan fuzzball - Systoechus candidulus

Moved
Moved from Bombyliinae.

Moved
Moved from Bee Flies.

can't be smaller than a bee fly... it is a bee fly
Moved from ID Request.

 
Well....it was much smaller t
Well....it was much smaller than the other beeflies I've seen. DK

 
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In 1758 Linnaeus recognized three species: Bombylius major, Bombylius medius, and Bombylius minor. In English, those names mean large, medium, and small bee flies. Bombylius major, the large (or greater) bee fly, is the common species of early spring. The other two are not found in North America.

 
Thanks, John ! When searchin
Thanks, John ! When searching through Google, I cam upon Anastoechus Nitidulus. Do you think it's a match ? I'd never seen such a small one before...and the wings were different...DK

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