Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Photo#963775
Unknown green bee? - Hedriodiscus binotatus - female

Unknown green bee? - Hedriodiscus binotatus - Female
Near Davis Creek, Modoc County, California, USA
July 24, 2014
Size: About 1/2 inch long
This is the first time I have seen any insect like this one in my garden. It appears to be some sort of bee.

Stratiomyidae: Hedriodiscus binotatus
Stratiomyidae: Hedriodiscus binotatus

Moved
Moved from Stratiomyini.

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Soldier fly
This is a Soldier Fly, and the subfamily is Stratiomyinae.

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.