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Small headed fly

Eulonchus sapphirinus

Photo by KarenSaxton
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Field Notes

Description:

small metallic bee mimic fly. Very fast and nervous. Dove deep into t he rhododendrons and was definitely a worthy pollinater

Notes:

I was lucky to get the shot int he sun.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
KarenSaxton
He certainly behaved like a bee, diving deep into the flower. But I will buy E tristus as an ID... so small headed fly it is. Very striking insect
ForestDragon
Really pretty Small-headed Fly, Genus Eulonchus. http://bugguide.net/node/view/40630/bgpage
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PublishedJune 9, 2013

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