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Bee Fly
Stanley Jones

Bee Fly (Poecilanthrax lucifer)

Bee Fly (Poecilanthrax lucifer: Bombyliidae) 1.0-1.3 cm (0.39-0.51 in) long. Female ovipositing on a concrete sidewalk (poor thing).
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Habitat
Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area. Butterfly garden at entrance to refuge at ca. 2 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
Location
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
August 2018
Scientific name
Poecilanthrax lucifer
Equipment used
Canon
bievreJJ
an amazing fly, Stanley!!! great photo!! indeed not the nicest place to lay eggs!! many tfs!!!
 
delia todd
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..... is it a bee..... or is it a fly? LOL!!!

That's another cracking macro you've taken of this insect Stanley - many thanks lad.
 

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Invertebrates
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