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Field Notes

Description:

Golden fluffy bug

Notes:

No stinger that I can see, no stripes like a bumblebee.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
Hi Erica. This looks like a type of Bee-fly. Family is Bombyliidae. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombyliidae
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2014

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