Author Topic: Beefly (Bombyliidae)  (Read 1297 times)

Paulines7

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Beefly (Bombyliidae)
« on: April 23, 2006, 14:42:30 »
I took several shots of this beefly yesterday but this was the only one that was clear. 
It shows the underside.  The bee fly has a long proboscis that extends deep into flowers to draw up nectar.

I will look for it again today and see if I can get a photo of its topside.
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Re: Beefly (Bombyliidae)
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2006, 22:09:36 »
I sent a pic of the Beefly off to a conservationist.  Evidently it is the Dark-edged Beefly Bombylius major and is quite common.

 

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